Try to keep cool, Eugene and Springfield, but please be careful out there.

Lane County just had its third drowning in the past 10 days as an adult died while paddleboarding Sunday at Dexter Reservoir. Lane County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Wallace said: “If there’s anything I can hammer home, it’s wear a life jacket.”

Oregon Medical Group said it will stop providing obstetric and gynecological care in Eugene in November, while its competitor, Women’s Care, announced a new location and three new doctors.

Firefighters doused three brush fires that broke out today near the East Bank portion of Eugene’s Riverbank Trail. Officials said the circumstances looked suspicious.

Springfield Utility Board has put out word that it is looking to hire a recruitment firm as it starts the process of replacing its retiring general manager.

Oregon will get $10 million from a new national opioid settlement, on top of earlier payouts of $700 million. Much of the money is to help fund drug prevention and recovery programs.

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Have a good 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