Articles from the December 15, 2022 edition
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New O'Brien building coming
BLUE RIVER: The town’s new library will be located on the corner of Blue River Drive and Dexter Street. After the Holiday Farm Fire, two lots adjoining the old O’Brien Library property were...
Blue River Drive could change
BLUE RIVER: Lane County Public Works is developing a design concept for the portion of Blue River Drive between where it crosses Blue River and the McKenzie Highway. Planners say the immediate need fo...
Board supports dam removal
EUGENE: In what several commissioners referred to as “the best of the worst” options, the Eugene Water & Electric Board has endorsed plans to remove Leaburg Dam, fix stretches of a leaking canal, and back away from some local power generation....
Readers are rewarded
LEABURG: From his base at Merchandise Mart (now the Twitter Building) in San Francisco, Tom Ripp traveled the world representing firms like Sony and SECO. That meant he had a lot of free time on...
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World's clumsiest drug smugglers - also its most audacious
NOTE: In last month's Offbeat Oregon column, we explored the unlikely origins and career of Yosuke Matsuoka, the foreign minister of Imperial Japan who was responsible for Japan's military alliance wi...
8 tips to gear up garden for cold weather
As freezing weather moves in, gardeners may be worrying about how to protect their plants from the cold. Experts with Oregon State University Extension Service, recommend several ways to guard your...
Sheriff's report - December 15
Dec. 4: 1:43 p.m: Criminal Mischief - 39400 blk, Mohawk Loop Rd. Caller reported an ongoing dispute with a resident in the area. Dec. 5: 4:06 p.m: Harassment - Scott Creek Rd. A caller reported receiving threatening voicemail messages from a known...
OSP Report - Decemer 15
Dec. 9: 08:22: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 49. Dispatched to a single vehicle crash into a power pole. An ODOT worker arrived shortly after the crash and determined it was non-injury and called a tow for the occupants of the vehicle....
McKenzie Fire Report - December 15
Dec. 5: 6:38: 8700 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal. 8:01: McK. Hwy./Greenwood Dr. Motor Vehicle Accident. No Injury, Patient Refusal. 9:26: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal. 18:07: 1300 blk,...
Upper McK. Fire Report - December 15
Dec. 1: 11:49: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - 1 vehicle rollover, not blocking. 19:22: Medical – 54000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Dec. 4: 13:01: Medical – 55000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Dec. 5: 15:29:...
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I was involved with a man separated from his wife. We connected on an extremely emotional level and were building a future. His wife left him and their two children to accept a job in another state an...
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Robert Galinak sends his Samsung Galaxy S21 back to the company for repairs. But eight weeks later, the only thing he has to show for it is a high repair bill. So what happened to the phone? I...
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I'm trying to get a refund for a flight canceled by TAP Air Portugal during the pandemic. In March 2020, while I was in Lisbon, authorities declared a pandemic. On April 4, TAP Air Portugal stopped...
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ACROSS 1.Make change 6. Used in combination to denote the middle 9. *Ammo material 13. Star____ 14. The "place with the helpful hardware folks" 15. Neutral shade 16. Orderly arrangement 17. Romanian...
