Lookout PM: Heat's on the way

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After that brief chilly spell, we’re about to see the hottest weather so far of 2026. Temperatures are supposed to hit the low 90s this weekend, though the heat shouldn’t stick around very long. Mike McInally spoke with an Oregon meteorologist to get the lowdown.

After the Ducks baseball season came to end last weekend, a bit short of the goal of the making College World Series, sportswriter Tyson Alger reflects on where things stand and how this largely “homegrown” team, as coach Mark Wasikowski put it, might take the next big step. In some ways, Tyson points out, it boils down to money. Go figure.

The city of Eugene is building a new permanent sidewalk on Pearl Street alongside the federal building after the new security fencing the feds set up blocked the existing sidewalk. The new sidewalk, costing about $50,000, will replace a temporary walkway city crews set up earlier. Jaime Adame has the details.

Who’s in our Community Voices section today?

South Eugene High School sophomore Tashi Alessi is disappointed in the government’s decision to fence off the Eugene Federal Building, arguing that it infringes on rights of free speech and assembly.
Jerry Ritter says the Springfield City Council should put its local payroll tax idea on the ballot: “The city needs to make its case and let its voters decide.”

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Oregon baseball’s pain is real. And so is the potential price tag of taking the next step.

By Tyson Alger

The Ducks pushed Texas to the final innings, but the larger lesson was familiar: In modern college sports, clearing the last hurdle often comes down to cash.

Construction begins on new sidewalk along side of Eugene Federal Building

By Jaime Adame

Construction began Tuesday, June 9, on a Pearl Street sidewalk adjacent to the Eugene Federal Building after a federal project to install temporary fencing blocked the existing sidewalk.