Lookout PM: Bryce Boettcher returns

Good evening, sports fans — and other people, too,

Our new Ducks correspondent Tyson Alger’s first Lookout byline appears today. He fills us in on two-sport star and local kid Bryce Boettcher’s decision to return for one more season of football at UO, despite being drafted by the Houston Astros to play baseball.
A new neighborhood has been rising in the Thurston area of Springfield, with about 170 homes built so far, and about as many still planned to come. Lillian Schrock-Clevenger spoke with a new resident, and explains how it fits in with the city’s overall housing needs.
A spat has erupted among Oregon Democratic lawmakers as they begin preparing for a special session. Sen. Mark Meek emailed his Democratic colleagues just before a caucus meeting this week saying Rob Wagner should resign as Senate President.

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Bryce Boettcher goes all in with the Ducks

By Tyson Alger

The Eugene native, a star baseball player, decided to walk-on to the Ducks football team, becoming a star on the gridiron as well. After being drafted by the Houston Astros, he decided to return to UO for one more year, to focus solely on football.

New neighborhood adding hundreds of houses in Thurston

By Lillian Schrock-Clevenger

The single-family homes provide needed housing in Springfield at prices near the median home price for the city. Woodland Ridge is expected to include 350 houses when finished. It is now about halfway built out.

Oregon Democratic legislator takes on a leader of his party

By Nigel Jaquiss / Oregon Journalism Project

State lawmaker Mark Meek tells his Democratic colleagues that Rob Wagner should resign as Senate president, citing “a pattern of failed leadership and poor judgment.”