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Good evening, Eugene and Springfield.
- About 100 west Eugene residents, some facing serious health problems, got a glimpse of how badly polluted the J.H. Baxter & Co. site is, thanks to a video walkthrough presented by EPA officials. Reporter Ashli Blow was there.
- A 56-year-old Lorane man, Ralph William McSperitt, was arrested today and jailed on a charge of second-degree murder, following a shooting Wednesday in the countryside near Lorane.
- Looking for things to do this weekend? You’re invited to a celebration of Mexican heritage Saturday at Island Park in Springfield. There will be horsemanship and roping, music, traditional dance, and lots more. Tickets are $5, but kids 15 or younger get in free.
- The West 11th Avenue repaving project will cause some traffic disruptions for about a week. The Chambers-West 11th intersection will be closed and parts of West 11th reduced to one lane.
- Frustrated that lawmakers failed — once again — to increase the $1 million threshold at which Oregon’s estate tax kicks in, Republican state Sen. Kevin Mannix has decided he will try to take the issue directly to voters, with a potential ballot measure in 2026.
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DAILY DIGEST
‘I couldn’t believe it’: Community sees J.H. Baxter mess up but plume stays out of sight
By Ashli Blow
Leslie Leonard and her husband, Lee, live about a mile from J.H. Baxter & Co. — a defunct wood-treatment plant so polluted the Environmental Protection Agency recently declared it a […]
Lorane man charged with second-degree murder in shooting
By Lookout Eugene-Springfield Staff
A 56-year old Lorane man, Ralph William McSperitt, faces second-degree murder charges in the wake of a Wednesday shooting east of Lorane.
Festival to celebrate Mexican heritage with horsemanship, music, dancing, more
By Lillian Schrock-Clevenger
The community is invited to a celebration of Mexican heritage Saturday at Island Park in Springfield. Noche Cultural, organized by Comunidad y Herencia Cultural, takes place 4-10 p.m. at the […]
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