Springfield

Demand at Springfield's Willamalane Food Pantry has doubled this summer. The organization is hosting a donation event to help fill the gap.

Lane County and PeaceHealth want to open a new behavioral health campus in Springfield. But before the project can move forward, the City of Springfield has to agree to annex the land.

The road will narrow as portions of the highway east of Springfield are re-paved.

The Springfield Block Party returns Saturday, Sept. 12, featuring live music, food, art, and a 10th-anniversary celebration for the iconic 62-foot Flame statue downtown.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle held a “stop the corruption” town hall in Springfield Thursday. The town hall was a part of a tour focusing on concerns about corruption in politics.

Springfield Public Library and Parenting Now are partnering to offer free early literacy classes with childcare and books for families with young children.

Springfield School District made significant budget cuts to close an expected shortfall, including essentially eliminating Spanish dual immersion for older students. But, Springfield leaders are taking steps to restore some dual language immersion this school year.

A new trend, spurred by a Portland based artist, has reached Eugene: Trinket Trading.

The weekly newspaper said a lack of subscribers and advertisers paired with federal government decisions caused the closure.

The Thursday evening incident happened at 6th and G Streets.

A staffing company announced the layoffs in a WARN notice, stating that a True Value Subsidiary is shutting it down.

Rainbow Water District, which serves the outskirts of Springfield, raised rates 7.5% this summer to offset lost Springfield Utility Board revenue and fund new wells to meet federal PFAS limits.