2020’s Most Read Stories
It’s been a hell of a year. Here’s what stories you were reading.
What a year. At first, 2020 seemed like any other presidential election year — full of fear and uncertainty over if the bad guy would … Continue reading
COVID-19
Gov. Kate Brown Announces Statewide Freeze Amid COVID-19 Spike
The restrictions will be in effect for two weeks starting Nov. 18
In response to a concerning rise in COVID-19 cases across the state of Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown announced Nov. 13 that she was enacting a … Continue reading
Gov. Kate Brown’s Eyes Are on Lane County
Lane County is on the governor's watch list
Lane County’s recent spike in COVID-19 infections kicked off when the University of Oregon’s fall term started. Gov. Kate Brown has now put Lane County … Continue reading
DeFazio and Other Democrats Push for Comprehensive Stimulus Package
In the wake of Oregon wildfires, Congressman Peter DeFazio is asking for more disaster relief funds with the stimulus bill
By Taylor Perse and Taylor Griggs Recent wildfires in Oregon decimated communities across the state. This disaster, combined with ongoing economic struggle in the face … Continue reading
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
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
OSU Keeps Eye on Sewage to Monitor COVID-19
COVID-19 is up sewage creek without a paddle
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
Gov. Kate Brown Considering Interstate Travel Ban
Discussion on interstate travel restrictions could start as soon as next Tuesday, according to a legislative update email
Like the rest of the U.S., Oregon has been unable to slow the spread of COVID-19. Although we are better off than many other states, … Continue reading
County Commissioners Talk COVID and Redistricting
County officials discussed evolving COVID response plan and potential fairer process for changing county voting districts
Lane County commissioners and county staff discussed how to contain the spread of COVID-19 and how to best help businesses and schools during the pandemic … Continue reading
Governor Enacts New Restrictions to Combat COVID-19 Increase
Brown says if COVID-19 spread isn't slowed, more restrictions will come
In Lane County and throughout Oregon, COVID-19 continues to spread. Last week, Gov. Kate Brown held a press conference to “sound the alarm.” At a … Continue reading
Racialized Inequality
Social justice is the vaccine we need for Oregon's food system
By Joan Gross and Emily Yates-Doerr The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the racialized inequality that permeates Oregon’s food system. The conditions of slavery and … Continue reading