Mohammed Alkhadher
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Tractors “pull them in” at Harrisburg Harvest Festival
HARRISBURG — Surrounded by bales of hay and roaring engines, dozens of residents gathered outside Harrisburg Sunday to mark the annual harvest of grass seed and other crops. For three days, the Harrisburg Harvest Festival offered history, food and entertainment. There were vendors, food trucks, a beer garden, kids’ games and a horseshoe tournament at the festival site on Peoria Road north of… → Read More
Police seek Dorena man in connection with report of a shot fired in a dispute
DORENA — The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a Dorena man in connection with a reported dispute and shooting in the Dorena area on Tuesday. Authorities said a shot had reportedly been fired in the dispute near the 39900 block of Brice Creek Road. Police are searching for Dakota Miller, 25, who was seen fleeing on foot when police arrived. → Read More
Oregon liquor board may allow 10 more stores to open in Lane, Linn, Benton
To keep up with population growth, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission may allow the opening of up to 10 more state-licensed liquor stores in Lane, Linn and Benton counties. As part of the expansion process, the agency will be host two meetings to give information to people interested in applying for a liquor license. OLCC-licensed stores are run by private owners who receive from the state a… → Read More
Concerned River Road area residents share their concerns about residential burglaries
More than two dozen River Road area residents gathered Monday night to share their concerns about the increased number of residential burglaries, and what they can do about it. The meeting, tabbed the South River Road Neighborhood Forum, was arranged by a group of volunteers, including some who said they have been recently burglarized. Lane County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Carrie Carver… → Read More
Thousands gather, sans cars, for Sunday Streets in downtown Eugene
Yoga can be practiced in a quiet forest or meadow. Or, as Nate Guadagni showed Sunday, it can be performed in a downtown square, even as people are bustling and live music is blaring. Gaudagni did not have to contend with any revving car engines, however, as his yoga demonstration was part of the city of Eugene’s Sunday Streets gathering, a no-cars-allowed extravaganza now in its sixth year. → Read More
Eugene woman looks skyward to appreciate big gift: a new roof for her home
When Deb Elder opened her front door to Steve Davey on Thursday morning, she greeted him with a hug. “The whole thing is a relief,” Elder said. “This is such a great gift.” Elder only needed to look up to the skies to take in the gift — a new roof for her home in northwest Eugene. → Read More
Cottage Grove council moves ahead with proposal to double local gas tax to 6 cents per gallon
COTTAGE GROVE — A somewhat reluctant Cottage Grove City Council voted Monday to move forward with a proposal to double the city’s gas tax, from 3 cents to 6 cents per gallon. Councilors directed city staff to write the language for a ballot measure that would need to be approved by city voters in the November election for the gas tax hike to take effect. The gas tax, if approved, would go toward… → Read More
Fans show up at Autzen for futbol, not football
While some came to watch a familiar favorite team, others showed up Sunday to witness soccer played at a level that’s, well, foreign to Autzen Stadium. The occasion was a match between Ligue 1 champion Paris (France) Saint-Germain and Serie A representative F.C. (Italy) Internazionale — two of Europe’s most celebrated professional soccer teams. → Read More
Shots fired in downtown Junction City
JUNCTION CITY — Apparent shots have been fired in downtown Junction City on Sunday evening, a Junction City police representative confirmed by phone around 8 p.m. No additional information was immediately available. → Read More
Mounted Posse show off their horses at Lane County Fairgrounds’ parking lot
At the Lane County Fair this year, some children have been excited to take in their first attraction even before making it to the ticket counter. “She’s so pretty,” exclaimed one girl as she ran up and asked to pet Leta, a horse owned by Lane County Mounted Posse volunteer Alan Murphy, in the fairgrounds parking lot on Thursday. → Read More
It’s a blue-ribbon day for 13-year-old at Lane County Fair
Thirteen-year-old Maya Reddy felt pretty good about her first day at the Lane County Fair on Wednesday when she learned she had won a junior-division blue ribbon for the yellow and pink quilt she created. And another blue ribbon for best dahlia in the junior floral competition. And another for her table setting artistry, and another for her poetry, and another for her oatmeal chocolate chip… → Read More
OSU study: Students can help teach parents about energy-saving habits
When it comes to teaching energy-saving practices at home, who’s teaching whom? A new study, developed by researchers at Oregon State University and Stanford University, suggests that when kids learn how to conserve energy, their behaviors often spread to their parents. The study, published earlier this month in the journal Nature Energy, involved more than 330 Girl Scouts from Northern… → Read More
Meteorites are a big smash at Geo Fest in Eugene
“There’s one of these on every square mile of Earth’s surface,” declared Dick Pugh, a field scientist with Portland State University’s Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, as he showed off an impressive collection of meteorites at the Oregon Geo Fest on Sunday. While it may not have been the largest attraction at the two-day festival, which was held in the parking lot at The Broadway Center in west… → Read More
Collection of dangerous paints helps extend life of Short Mountain Landfill
On a recent day at Lane County’s special-waste center off Glenwood Road in Springfield, cars lined up to drop off cans of old paint and other hazardous materials that homeowners had accumulated over the years. Helped by the waste center’s hazmat-suited staff, drivers unloaded cans onto trolleys, to be wheeled into the collection building for sorting by operators wearing black gloves and eye… → Read More
Bohemia Mining Days will be “electric” in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE — An electric theme is set for the 57th Bohemia Mining Days Festival this year. The festival, which begins Thursday and is expected to attract more than 10,000 attendees over four days, is honoring the “unique way electricity came to Cottage Grove” with this year’s theme, “All that Glitters...is not Gold.” Andrew Nelson, “a 19th-century geek,” is credited with establishing the… → Read More
No ticket? No problem for Fan Festival attendees at Olympic Trials
Eugene resident Leilani Kelley said she thoroughly enjoyed the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials with her three children — Tayah, Raefe and Kai — even though none of them ever scored a ticket. That’s because Kelley and her family were situated at the Fan Festival, where thousands gathered over the Trials’ 10-day run to eat, shop and cheer on the nation’s top athletes while watching it all on… → Read More
Head-on collision closes Territorial Highway for 1½ hours
One person was taken to RiverBend with serious injuries → Read More
Police, guest runners carry the torch for Special Olympics Oregon through Lane County
The “Flame of Hope” for Special Olympics Oregon passed through Lane County on Wednesday on its way to Newberg, where the sporting event will be held this weekend. More than 1,500 law enforcement personnel from federal, military, state, county and local agencies participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run annually in an effort to raise awareness about the Special Olympics and to support the… → Read More
Crews respond to house fire in Springfield
With one dash down the long jump runway, Brittney Reese produced a sheaf of statistical grist as she elevated herself into rarefied company in the history of the event. On her fourth attempt Saturday at … → Read More
Eugene resident from Sudan celebrates the Fourth with citizenship ceremony at Crater Lake
“This is just the legal part,” Rudwan Dawod said. “I already feel like an American.” But it will become official on the Fourth of July when Dawod, once acquitted of terrorism charges in Sudan for participating in a peaceful protest, will become a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at Crater Lake. → Read More