1+ day, 21+ min ago   (944+ words) Eugeneans are donating tens of thousands of dollars — and even an entire house — to support a planned $6.2 million pickleball complex at Lane Community College. The Peak Credit Union Regional Pickleball Complex (or simply, “The Peak”) would become one of the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (984+ words) State liquor authorities in 2020 cited “serious and persistent problems” with behavior at Taylor’s Bar & Grill in revoking its license. The owner, Ramzy Hattar, is alleged to have fraudulently obtained nearly $350,000 in federal funding meant to help small businesses after the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (557+ words) "Even with our best work, there are going to be people who lose coverage," a leading health official told lawmakers. SALEM — Over the next four years, Oregon will need to come up with nearly $1.3 billion to keep its current Medicaid…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1220+ words) Today people play disc golf in Milo McIver State Park, southeast of Portland. It’s a great place for a woodsy hike along the Clackamas River. But in 1970 this sleepy park was the site of the nation’s first and only state-sponsored…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (758+ words) Gov. Tina Kotek has unveiled a one-year pause on approvals for any requests to develop data centers on state land or in state buildings. Some data center foes were asking for a three-year moratorium. SALEM — Roughly 100 people showed up outside…...

5+ day, 59+ min ago   (727+ words) The council earlier this year recommended slashing taxes and reducing regulations in an effort to spur economic development in Oregon, but its ideas require the Legislature and governor to enact changes. SALEM — Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday, Sept. 8, heard from Gov....

5+ day, 54+ min ago   (335+ words) State regulators say the mill violated water standards between 2021 and 2024. A mill spokesperson said the operation has improved its monitoring and reporting practices. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined the Seneca Sawmill Co., owned by Sierra Pacific Industries, for…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (467+ words) Drae Charles, a former analyst in the Office of Equity & Community Engagement, had alleged he was subject to race-based discrimination and retaliation. The city denied the claims. The city of Eugene paid a former employee and his attorneys $67,500 to settle…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (210+ words) A new self-storage facility may be coming to Glenwood. A company that develops and owns self-storage facilities has purchased land next to Laurel Grove Cemetery. SAFStor, which is headquartered in Atlanta, bought two lots for $1.43 million, according to a deed…...

6+ day, 58+ min ago   (695+ words) For somewhere between 15 and 22 hours per week, the indefatigable Sullivan, 80, points shoppers to the aisle they need. “Toilets,” says the burly guy. It sounds like a statement, but it’s a question. “Toilets? Sure, sir,” Bill replies. “That would be right…...