Good morning, Eugene.

Every week at the Community Supported Shelters off West 11th, homeless participants join the CSS Street Jams music program to learn songs and connect through creative workshops – a program that also helps them access housing services and sometimes earn a guitar.

Local voters were asked on Thursday, Sept.

3 if the school district needs more funding. Eugene residents can share their views as officials review the budget + a decision on resource allocation may follow.

Springfield Public Library and Parenting Now partner to offer a free six-week early literacy program for families with young children.

The classes begin Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the library and include free child care.

A former Lane Community College student is suing the college for banning him after he criticized budget cuts and board decisions.

His attorney seeks to reverse the ban and award damages after campus security warned him to stop mass emails (a measure he says targeted his free speech).

School districts including Eugene 4J and Bethel cut costs by laying off teachers, closing schools and changing programs to handle declining enrollment and budget deficits.

Leaders plan to rebuild enrollment and stabilize finances for quality education going forward — a tough but necessary move.

After nearly two months of drought, local farmers faced sudden heavy rain and cool weather on Thursday — conditions that threatened tomato crops and led to rushed harvests and increased use of protective tunnels.

Experts warned that the weather could cause fruit splitting and slower ripening if temperatures do not rise soon.

A developer is considering redeveloping a West 11th property that still shows a 20-foot Skippers Seafood anchor—once part of an outlet that later became Hawaiian Time.

Permits for a new 5,000 sqft fast-food restaurant with a two-lane drive-thru are expected to be submitted in the spring.

Pickleball advocates are moving ahead with a 24-court complex at Lane Community College after Peak Credit Union pledged $500,000 in matching funds through year's end.

Groundbreaking will begin next spring near the college’s baseball field, with local partners helping to lower costs + boost tourism.

Peak Credit Union launched a $500,000 matching challenge on Sept.

1 to fund a 24-court pickleball complex at Lane Community College, with donations matched dollar for dollar + county and city support; community contributors can give until Dec. 31 to help build a venue for regional tournaments.