Eugene Weekly

It appears talks between District 4J and the Eugene Education Association (EEA) ended early this morning with little progress after nine hours. No further talks are scheduled.   Continue reading →

From Doug Perry, the assistant fire marshall today:  Continue reading →

If you haven't heard of Luv A Bull Pitbull Rescue or its other half, Luv A Little, then you haven't been looking at enough puppy and cute dog pictures on Petfinder.  Rapper Macklemore apparently HAS been checking out cute pups on Instagram and has been Instagramming them as well. He gave shouts out to @luvabullpittys on Instagram on his website recently.  Continue reading →

Joseph Calbreath, now formerly of KMTR, speaks out on the recent sale of the TV station to Fisher Communications, calling the layoffs a "blood bath."  Fisher, which will be owned by another company later this year, will own or be affiliated with three of the area's four TV stations — KVAL, FOX and now KMTR. Fox is locally owned but has a "news share" with KVAL. Any thoughts on how that might affect local news coverage?  Continue reading →

Heidi Tunnell is expanding her catering business into a bakery and restaurant in Creswell. See Biz Beat this Thursday (June 6) for details. Continue reading →

A genetically engineered (GE) variety of glyphosate-resistant wheat linked to Monsanto was found growing in an Oregon wheat field. The U.S. Department of Agrigculture announced today that it launched a "formal investigation after being notified by an Oregon State University scientist that initial tests of wheat samples from an Oregon farm indicated the possible presence of GE glyphosate-resistant wheat plants." Continue reading →