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- Dozens of University of Oregon faculty, students and alumni were in Portland for the second day of the UO Board of Trustees’ meeting today, and during a public-comment period, unleashed their displeasure over recent layoffs and budget cuts. Lookout correspondent Grace Chinowsky was there.
- Several Eugene-based environmental groups took media and congressional staff members on an aerial tour over the Willamette National Forest to make their case for the 2001 Roadless Rule. The Trump administration has proposed repealing it. Lookout correspondent Ashli Blow was aboard the Cessna Turbo 210, and brings you some video from the flight.
- For you “visual learners” out there, we’ve made some space for an ongoing series of standalone images. Lookout’s Isaac Wasserman brings you a photographic slice of life from somewhere in Lane County. Today’s image takes you to an evening rodeo practice in Cottage Grove. You can also see the archive of previous pictures on the same page.
- Over by Yachats, a person drowned yesterday after falling into the turbulent surf inside the strange basalt sinkhole known as Thor’s Well.
- Two men pleaded guilty to arson this month, in separate, unrelated brush fires this summer — one in Eugene and one in Cottage Grove.
- A new report estimates Oregon counties and school districts have lost $48.6 million because Congress refused to renew the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, which expired in 2023. The law compensates counties that include large swaths of federal land and much of the money went to rural school districts.
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DAILY DIGEST
Environmentalists give birds-eye view of forest in push to keep Roadless Rule
By Ashli Blow
As the Trump administration seeks to repeal the rule, activists in Eugene took media and congressional staff on an aerial tour of areas near Eugene that could be affected. A public comment period on the proposal is now open.
The Look Around: Images from Lane County
By Isaac Wasserman
Welcome to The Look Around, a photo showcase of people and scenes from our community. Expect beautiful landscapes; the mundanity of daily life; peculiarity that evokes a smile; and moments loud, soft and everywhere in between. Follow along in a visual celebration of the places and people that make our community special. Is there something […]
Person drowns in Thor’s Well on Oregon coast
By Ashli Blow
Rescue efforts were thwarted by turbulent waters at the scenic but dangerous spot on the coast near Yachats.
Two convicted of arson for separate fires in Lane County
By Jaime Adame
A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to time served and four years of probation after pleading guilty to setting a fire near an Interstate 5 overpass in Cottage Grove.
Oregon lost $48 million in rural school payments since act expired in 2023, report finds
By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
Congress has failed for more than a year to reauthorize the 20-year-old Secure Rural Schools bill, costing school districts across the West, including in Lane County.
Criticism of cuts dominates public comments at UO trustees meeting
By Grace Chinowsky
Faculty and students said University of Oregon’s handling of budget cut planning had eroded trust and damaged the university’s reputation at the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Enjoy your evening,
Bob
