Lane County Health Rankings A national program that ranks the health of counties based on a variety of measures has released its annual rankings.  CountyHealthRankings.org looks at health factors, policies and programs and overall health outcomes and considers health behaviors, socio-economic factors and the physical environment which includes air quality, […]

Stolen Backhoe It must have been a bad night to be a heavy equipment thief in the Eugene area Monday night.  Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a report of an abandoned backhoe just off Highway 126, about a half-mile west of Greenhill Road Tuesday morning before eight AM.  […]

Affordable Housing Units Dents are being made in the scarcity of affordable housing in Florence with a project well underway on highway 101 near the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw with continuing efforts to bring even more on line.  A separate project that hopes to be underway in the next […]

More on “Shots Fired” The Lane County Sheriff’s Office released more details about a report of a person firing a weapon inside a house on Rustic Lane north of Florence.  A 9-1-1 call came in shortly after 7 AM Saturday morning that an intoxicated male was shooting a gun inside […]

Mask Mandate Ends The Mask Mandate for hospital settings ended today and hospitals are now at liberty to drop the masks.  Joe Waltasi with PeaceHealth had initially said that they had not decided whether or not to drop the masks in their hospitals, but on Saturday he confirmed that it […]

HB 5019 Signed Into Law Yesterday Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 5019 into law.  The bill contains significant policy changes and investments intended to address Oregon’s housing needs. And provides approximately 20 million dollars to expand and strengthen the Oregon Department of Human Services Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program.  The […]

Bank Merger A recent merger of two banks has changed the landscape of Oregon banks.  The merger of Columbia Banking System of Seattle that is headquartered in Tacoma got the official approval for the merger with Umpqua Bank.  It had been in the process for several years with an all […]