Happy Christmas Eve,

We have a story today from Lilly St. Angelo, who sat down with Abigail Akins, a Eugene 16-year-old and Willamette High School student, to talk about her year as reigning Miss Oregon Teen Volunteer.

Also, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has agreed with Goshen officials that zoning rules prohibit Lane County’s plan to site its $150 million CleanLane recycling facility in the community south of Eugene. Michael Zhang has the update.

A 73-year-old woman from Santa Clara, who had been reported missing Monday, was found Tuesday dead in her car, which was upside down in a creek off West Boundary Road outside Lowell. Jaime Adame reports.

Finally, I will remind you that we won’t send any of our regular newsletters tomorrow. If you celebrate Christmas, have a merry one. And we’ll be back in your inbox on Friday.

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Passing the crown: Willamette high schooler reflects on 2025 reign as Miss Oregon Teen Volunteer

By Lilly St. Angelo

Eugene teen Abigail Akins has competed in national pageants since she was young. She represented Oregon in Miss Volunteer America this year in Tennessee, highlighting her passion for gathering and donating books to schools and libraries to promote literacy.

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Woman reported missing found dead in vehicle down ravine

By Jaime Adame

A 73-year-old woman reported missing Monday, Dec. 22, from the Santa Clara area of Eugene, was found a day later in a vehicle that crashed down a steep embankment 5 […]

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CleanLane location in Goshen stymied by state ruling

By Michael Zhang

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has rejected Lane County’s efforts to site its CleanLane recycling facility in Goshen. For months, Lane County and Goshen officials battled over the […]

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Enjoy your evening,

Bob

Bob Passaro has been a reporter and editor since the 1990s. He has worked at The Associated Press, The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho; The Salt Lake Tribune in Utah; and for 14 years at The Register-Guard in Eugene. He also spent about 10 years as co-owner of a design and web development agency in Eugene. And he is co-founder of the obituary platform Elegy.us