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2 days ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
Hold onto your yogurt containers: Good news for recyclers is just weeks away. Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act, passed in 2021, takes effect next month. Starting July 1, residential recycling will look much like it did before 2018, when East Asian facilities stopped accepting U.S. materials.
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1 week ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
Early in the morning of May 30, 1975, hours after winning a 5K race against Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter, legendary Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine rolled his car on a narrow, winding street near Eugene’s Hendricks Park. He was pinned underneath his vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. At age 24, the Coos Bay native—often called simply "Pre"—was already a hero.
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3 weeks ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
For the first time ever, Hayward Field is the site of the Big Ten Track and Field Championships. Starting Friday, the Ducks and 16 other Big Ten teams will compete. There are 18 Big Ten schools, but Northwestern doesn’t have an outdoor track and field team this year. The University of Oregon has held conference championships before, but this three-day event is poised to overshadow the Pac-12 meet. “If every school brings the number of athletes that they can," said J. B.
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4 weeks ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
Eugene’s oldest city park is a favorite place to visit on Mother’s Day. Hendricks Park draws crowds because of the colorful blooms there in early May. Beth Copeland, a member of the Friends of Hendricks Park, said there are many colorful blooms right now, from ground-level native plants to rhododendrons (or "rhodies"), and a large clematis vine in a tree on the upper lawn. She told KLCC the park is accessible for Mother’s Day visitors.
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1 month ago | 
opb.org | Karen Richards
Mountain meadow carpeted with wildflowers near the East Lostine River in Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness, Aug. 8, 2023. Grass pollen season typically runs from late May to July, but rain preceding that season can impact allergy sufferers. After a wet April, this year’s allergy season in the Willamette Valley seemed like it might be delayed. But now that we’ve had a few sunny weeks, some pollen counts are ahead of normal.
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1 month ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
After a wet April, this year’s allergy season in the Willamette Valley seemed like it might be delayed. But now that we've had a few sunny weeks, some pollen counts are ahead of normal. Pollen counts are in the moderate range this week for trees and grass, according to Dr. Kraig Jacobson with Oregon Allergy Associates. He said warm, dry weather has sped up deciduous tree development. “The tree pollens usually finish by the end of May and we're seeing them taper off pretty rapidly here," he said.
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1 month ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
Central Linn School District hasn’t passed a bond in nearly 30 years. District leaders said this spring’s $34 million initiative follows a volunteer-run community advisory committee’s recommendations. Located in Halsey, the district has an elementary school, and a junior and senior high school. Business Manager Celeste Van Cleave said the secondary school, in particular, is suffering. “We’re one infrastructure failure away from complete shutdown," she told KLCC.
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1 month ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
Voters in Junction City have a second chance to weigh in on a school bond measure this May. After voters turned down last spring’s $59 million bond, a committee asked for feedback and decided to reduce the scope of the measure. Junction City Superintendent Troy Stoops said, for example, if the 2024 bond was set to replace the HVAC system in a school, this year’s bond focuses on a portion of the building.
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1 month ago | 
klcc.org | Karen Richards
Recently, we reported on a group of Eugene neighbors who found innovative ways to create a more connected sidewalk grid. But fractured and disjointed sidewalks continue to be a hazard in much of the city. Dick Gann, who lives at The Abbey retirement community in downtown Eugene, said he went out for coffee with a friend last fall and fell on a sidewalk near the Kiva Grocery.
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1 month ago | 
opb.org | Karen Richards
An undated photo of a Eugene Police Department drone. The Eugene Police Department got FAA approval to fly drones farther and faster, helping with quicker arrests, but the move has sparked new worries over privacy and surveillance. Courtesy of the Eugene Police DepartmentThe Eugene Police Department recently received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to expand the reach of its drone program.
