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EW-Extra: Page 54

Fire Delays School Start Date 

The Holiday Farm Fire raging just to the east of Springfield leads local school districts to move the first day of school to Sept. 21

BlogNews 5 years ago

As smoke chokes the Willamette Valley from the Holiday Farm Fire currently spanning 156,000 acres straddling the McKenzie River, Eugene and Springfield’s three K-12 school … Continue reading →

Smoke and PepperBalls

The Eugene Police Commission met on Sept. 10 to talk about impacts of the wildfires and police policy on pepper spray

BlogNews 5 years ago

Between police use of pepper spray and tear gas against Black Lives Matter protesters, a global pandemic that targets the respiratory system and, now, extremely … Continue reading →

‘An Unprecedented Event’

Key takeaways from Sept. 10 press conference on Holiday Farm Fire

BlogNews 5 years ago

Fighting the Holiday Farm Fire has been emotional for some firefighters, said Damon Simmons, a spokesperson for Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal at … Continue reading →

Fire: Truth or Fiction

There are a lot of rumors floating around about Oregon's wildfire. If you don't want to fact check them before posting, we will.

BlogNews 5 years ago

With too few personnel out fighting the Holiday Farm Fire — 200 people for a 145,000 acre fire as of Sept. 10 — damaged communication … Continue reading →

Wildfire Update: Volunteers Needed at Silke Field, Donations to North Eugene

Volunteer for the Red Cross Wildfire Relief Station and donate to a new site

BlogNews 5 years ago

If you are looking for a way to help out those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire, volunteers are needed at Silke Field at Springfield … Continue reading →

Oregon Facing Statewide Fire Emergency, Says Gov. Kate Brown

At Sept. 9 press conference, governor says she expects a great deal of loss

BlogNews 5 years ago

As wildfires continue to burn Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown opened a Sept. 9 press conference with a dire statement: “We are currently facing a statewide … Continue reading →

Blue River Community ‘Total Loss’

Lane County email says at least one employee has lost a loved one to the fires

BlogNews 5 years ago

This story has been updated. See below. The McKenzie River community of Blue River and Vida are  is apparently a “total loss” and at least … Continue reading →

New Ad Hoc Group Plans to Bring Racial Justice to Policing

At the Police Commission’s August meeting, commissioners appointed liaisons to ad hoc committee, intended to increase racial justice within EPD

BlogNews 5 years ago

The Eugene Police Commission is doing some things differently in response to the ongoing protests against racist police brutality that has put more eyes on … Continue reading →

OSU Keeps Eye on Sewage to Monitor COVID-19

COVID-19 is up sewage creek without a paddle

BlogNews 5 years ago

The COVID-19 shit storm just got a little more interesting. Oregon State University researchers are monitoring Corvallis’s wastewater to keep an eye on COVID-19. The … Continue reading →

School Districts Lay Out Plans for Reopening

4J, Bethel and Springfield school districts announce plans for reopening using a hybrid learning model, the first term to be online

BlogNews 5 years ago

Eugene School District 4J School District Superintendent Cydney Vandercar started off her update to the school board on Aug. 19 with a song. For community … Continue reading →

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