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City Club of Eugene’s Friday meeting to focus on Down syndrome
The Friday, July 24 meeting of the City Club of Eugene will explore the lives, accomplishments, and aspirations of people with Down syndrome.
Following patient death, state bars Eugene nursing facility from admitting new residents
The state’s action against South Hills Rehabilitation Center comes after dementia patient Carol Clove Petitti “eloped” from the building and was missing for days before being found dead.
PeaceHealth VP announces ‘decision to retire’
Executive Vice President and COO Richard DeCarlo is the third high-ranking leader to leave since the controversy over ER staffing.
Stabilization center contract goes to Portland company, despite local objections
Lane County commissioners stressed the urgency of the project. They also approved a $168,000 contract with a Florida company for a feasibility study for an indoor multiuse sports facility.
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Sister sues state over Lane County patient’s death in Oregon State Hospital
The family of Kenneth Hass is seeking justice in court, alleging months of poor care before his March 2025 death.
Rabies found in 3 bats in Lane County; residents urged to be sure pets are vaccinated
Health officials are urging Lane County residents to keep pets vaccinated after three brown bats tested positive for rabies this year.
‘I don’t think the industry can survive this’: Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes
State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher…
Growing scope of Oregon psilocybin program raises safety concerns, study says
The program’s broad availability for Oregonians is codified into state law and not up to state regulators.
