Top 10 EW Posts
Here’s the most viewed articles from 2017
The top clicks on our website for a year can show us what’s important to the community and what draws interest: This year, videos about … Continue reading
Kelly Kenoyer
Kelly Kenoyer was web editor and reporter for Eugene Weekly. She wrote about education, human rights, police and the city of Eugene.
Author: Kelly Kenoyer
Air Quality in Oakridge
LRAPA to designate the town a ‘reattainment area’
A new proposal in Oakridge would allow industry to develop in the area, but environmental activists say the plan will worsen already poor winter air … Continue reading
Egan Desperate for Volunteers
The warming center is struggling after consecutive cold nights
Ten consecutive freezing nights in Eugene earlier this month have stretched homelessness resources to a breaking point, with exhausted volunteers staying at Egan Warming Center … Continue reading
OG Analytical Revelation Sends Ripples through Cannabis Community
Eugene marijuana folks distance themselves from the company
The local marijuana community has been reeling following revelations that a local cannabis-testing lab is owned by an alleged white supremacist. After allegations that Bethany … Continue reading
OG Analytical in Flux
Owner Bethany Sherman may keep position
After allegations came out that Bethany Sherman of OG Analytical is involved with white supremacist groups, Sherman told several news outlets that she was stepping down from her CEO position at the company and said she would sell the business. But sources inside the company say she instead fired all the employees and may not be resigning at all. Continue reading
OG Analytical CEO May not be Stepping Down
Sherman may maintain control of the testing company
After allegations came out that Bethany Sherman of OG Analytical is involved with white supremacist groups, Sherman told several news outlets that she was stepping … Continue reading
Terminal Tabled
LUBA decision slows push for LNG pipeline
A recent decision from the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) may create significant barriers for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Coos Bay. Activists say the decision is just “one battle in a long war,” but they hope the roadblocks it creates will prevent the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal from coming to fruition. Continue reading
Stretched Too Thin
Chief Kerns says he’ll bring police staffing proposals to the City Council in January
Public calls for service from the police have increased 36 percent in the past three years in Eugene, but staffing levels at the Eugene Police … Continue reading
Fed Bed Deal Dead
Lane sheriff cites cost in terminating inmate housing agreement
The Lane County sheriff has canceled a jail beds deal with the U.S. Marshals Service, citing costs that outweigh payments, as well as a duty … Continue reading
Recoding Tech
A local nonprofit supports women in the tech workforce
Redefining Women in Tech (RWIT) is a nonprofit in Eugene that connects women with the communities and resources they need to thrive in tech careers. … Continue reading