Good morning, Eugene.

Scheumack Broom Company in the Whiteaker handcrafts about 5,000 brooms a year using traditional tools, with Halloween as its busiest season, and each broom sells for about $40 (used for homes, costumes, and film props).

Eugene School District 4J projects a between-$30 and $35 million shortfall for the 2027-28 school year as enrollment fell by about 600 students this year (state funding averages about $1,200 per weighted student), and Superintendent Miriam Mickelson will start a three-phase cuts plan with a December proposal and final decisions by May.

Facing a projected $64 million deficit, the University of Oregon is considering sunsetting or consolidating several master's and doctoral programs — including folklore, Scandinavian studies, romance languages, history, and Asian studies — and cutting staff to save about $43.4 million; no final decisions have been made and the senate meets Nov. 18.

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast west of Yachats on Thursday, Oct.

29 at 10:04 a.m., recorded 246.9 miles offshore at a depth of 6.2 miles (no damage reported, no tsunami threat), the USGS said.

City staff proposed a Home Energy Score program to rate homes' energy efficiency and signal potential effects on listings and property values, and the city is seeking public feedback after the proposal was presented at City Hall (Thursday, Oct.

29).