Eugene Weekly

The county continues to remain silent on the firing of Liane Richardson, citing legal concerns. The lates press release is below. Commissioner Sorenson issued a statement: "Today Lane County Commissioner Pete Sorenson voted in favor of a motion to terminate the Lane County Administrator. The vote was 5-0. Because of advice from legal counsel for the Board of Commissioners, I have no further comment on this matter at this time." Continue reading →

Lane County is being close-mouthed over today's vote to fire embattled now-former County Administrator Liane Richardson after a whistleblower called attention to apparently unauthorized changes that Richardson had made to her pay. Here is the letter that Board Chair Sid Leiken sent out to county employees. Dear County Employees, Continue reading →

There is an executive session scheduled tomorrow (8/6) and judging from the notification email and the timing, it has to do with the Liane Richardson pay scandal. The county tells EW that not not only is it not clear what exact time the session is scheduled for, it's also not clear if there will be a public announcement following the executive session, which media can attend but not report on.  Continue reading →

The heavy haul is back. The equipment weighs 644,000 pounds, is 225 feet long, 21 feet wide and 24 feet tall. It's already barged up the Columbia River and now sits at Washington's Port of Wilma, waiting to roll through the forests of Idaho. According to a press release from the Idaho Transportation Department, the massive load is set to move at 10 pm tonight. Continue reading →

Adieu, Crown Vic, we hardly knew ye. Fewer of those familiar headlights will pull Eugeaneans over in coming years; EPD will now purchase Ford Interceptor SUVs. Check out the Interceptors along with three others that the cops considered Tuesday, Aug. 6, at EPD headquarters. More info from EPD's press release: Continue reading →

It's been all over Facebook, newspapers and TV stations have picked it up. Eugene is the number one hippie city  (and Madison, Wisc., Missoula, Mont., and others on the list all made the news in their respective states.)  Continue reading →

One of a series of videos from Dr. Pam Wible of Eugene. Continue reading →

A lawsuit filed against Greenhill Humane Society by former employee Heidy Hollister has been dismissed. The case was officially dismissed on July 25. “All disputes between the parties have been resolved,” said Scott Meyer, the attorney who represented Greenhill in the lawsuit. Hollister declined to comment, and Jaclyn Semple, the assistant director of Greenhill, could not be reached for comment. “The parties mutually agreed that all details will be kept confidential,” Meyer said. Continue reading →