Saturday will mark the second straight weekend where residents can get out and help clean up where they play.  It’s National Public Lands Day and 30 events are scheduled around Oregon to make what officials are calling “important improvements” to well used areas. In Douglas County, it’s the 29th year […]

The people who take care of feeding those who don’t have enough, say they’re having a difficult time meeting the need. Vicki Sieber-Benson – “We had about a six percent increase in need, and at the same time we’ve had a 17-percent drop off in food donations and a 30-percent […]

If you live near, or frequently cross, railroad tracks in Western Lane and Douglas Counties you’ve no doubt already noticed the maintenance and work crews that have been clearing tracks and repairing right of way.  Those work trucks will shortly be replaced by slow moving freight trains, making it even […]

The Lane County Sheriff’s office will receive three-quarters of a million dollars to fund a “second chance” to convicts being released from the prison system.  The money will fund treatment programs and half-way houses aimed at providing a support system for returning offenders to ease their transition back into a […]