Eugene Weekly

Another busy road repair season is under way in Eugene. Here's the latest press release from city Public Works on which streets are to be avoided: Wildish Construction began mobilizing equipment on Goodpasture Loop in north Eugene late last work and work began Monday on sidewalk access ramp installations and repairs. The sidewalk work will be followed by a pavement overlay the full length of the loop and some reconstruction work in the commercial area on the north end of the loop. Work on that project is projected to be completed by mid-May. Continue reading →

"Let's do 71-pound cannonballs in mud puddles then chase squirrels!"  Someone needs to adopt this dog who "sports the very particular features of her watchdog ancestors but none of their discipline." Bindy is adoptable through Greenhill Humane Society and the ad is pure puppy genius. Continue reading →

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Only in Portlandia would a large fluffy cat attack a family and hold them at bay in a bedroom, leading  them to call the police for help. Listen to the 911 call.  My favorite part starts about 2:30 minutes in."He's kind of a violent cat already … He's charging us; he's at our bedroom door." Meanwhile the shrieks of the 22-pound Himalayan cat are audible in the background. Continue reading →

Lane County horse owners have been worrying ever since the news began to filter out on social media over the weekend that a horse in Pleasant Hill had died of equine herpes virus. The state veterinarian has issued a press release saying there is no indication the virus has spread beyond the stable where the EHV-1 cases were first confirmed. EHV-1 does not yet have a fully effective vaccine and can be fatal to horses; it is not transmissable to humans. Continue reading →

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