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Six candidates vie for open Springfield School Board seat
by Jordyn Brown on September 20, 2019 at 12:03 pm
The Springfield School Board will interview six candidates for the open board seat on Monday and plans to appoint someone the same evening.Applications for Springfield School Board closed Wednesday […]
Youth-led climate strike march, rally start at noon Friday
by Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick on September 20, 2019 at 3:21 am
All three local districts will not be altering attendance policies for unexcused absences
Eugene, Springfield schools earn poor marks in state assessments
by Jordyn Brown on September 20, 2019 at 3:19 am
Only three school districts — Fern Ridge, Marcola and McKenzie — had more students perform at proficiency in one or both of the categories in the 2018-2019 Oregon statewide assessments, […]
Ruling stops Pedal Power timber harvest near Springfield
by Christian Hill on September 20, 2019 at 3:14 am
A high-profile timber harvest near Springfield is on hold after a federal judge ruled that the environmental review that supported it is flawed and must be redone.In a 21-page order released […]
First Arcimoto 'fun utility vehicles' delivered Thursday
by Adam Duvernay on September 20, 2019 at 12:23 am
Retail production of the Eugene company's FUVs is officially underway, the company announced Thursday morning.
Oregon sees push for strictest gun storage law in US
by By Andrew Selsky The Associated Press on September 19, 2019 at 11:38 pm
SALEM — Carol Manstrom says she lost her 18-year-old son when he grabbed his father's unsecured pistol and shot himself. Paul Kemp lost his brother-in-law when a man opened fire with a stolen […]
Trump scores a victory in bicoastal battle over tax returns
by The Associated Press on September 19, 2019 at 10:33 pm
On the West Coast, a federal judge in Sacramento granted the Trump campaign's request to block a new California law that requires presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns to run […]