Make the McKenzie Connection!
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WALTERVILLE: EWEB dewatered the Walterville Canal on Tuesday after receiving an automated alert from a device that monitors water seepage that also triggered a dam safety process. Officials say the leak was detected near the Walterville Powerhouse’s 110-year-old earthen canal embankment. When an increase in seepage occurs, it triggers a dam safety risk mitigation process that requires dewatering of the canal for close-up inspections. The Eugene Water & Electric Board says the issue is not a p...
EUGENE: A state-of-the-art garbage handling facility approved by the Lane County Board of Commissioners is being challenged by an association of family-owned garbage and recycling processors. Membership of the Lane County Garbage and Recycling Association includes Apex Recycling & Disposal, Royal Refuse, Ecosystems Transfer & Recycling, McKenzie Disposal, Coburg Sanitation, and Rexius. Last week, the LCGRA sent a letter to Lane County detailing major legal issues with their 25-year $150,000,000...
Henry honored “Linda Henry recently retired as Deerhorn Ranch Acres Community Organization (DRACO) secretary. Besides serving over 40 years as DRACO scribe and historian for one of Lane County’s largest homeowner associations, she also served as secretary during that period for the Deerhorn Community Water Association. Linda and her late husband, Don, plus a few other residents, initially formed the water and homeowners associations and were instrumental in residential security that led to the...
Experience a flotilla of McKenzie River drift boats navigating the River with this aerial view from McKenzie River Drone Photography. For more videos of the area go to: https://www.facebook.com/mckenzieriverdronephotography...
The First Amendment doesn’t protect state senators who walked out in protest for six weeks from losing their chance to run for reelection, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The Leap Day decision is a final nail in the coffin for a handful of Republican senators who have been trying to evade a voter-approved constitutional amendment meant to discourage quorum-denying walkouts by punishing lawmakers who miss 10 or more days of work. Ten Republican senators, six of whom would have been up f...
My first column about The Whip appeared in the Eugene Register-Guard in Oregon in December 1994. She called the newspaper because the DMV wanted to yank her license. I don’t know if those people still call or write to media outlets. I hope they do. Some of them from my newspaper days became legendary figures, such as the “Rain Lady” who badgered reporters at The Oregonian for years. During her, yes, reign of terror, any reporter who dared write cheerfully of sunny weather or who dispa...
Sometime in April of 1960, a shy, retiring, hard-of-hearing comic-book artist named Carl Barks got a letter at his quiet suburban home. When he opened it, he found that it was a letter from a stranger named John Spicer. And to his astonishment, he found that it was — a fan letter. “Believe it or not, I have been planning this letter for about four or five years,” Spicer wrote. “I have been kept from doing so for the simple reason that I knew not your name or address. I tried several times, howev...
Himalayan blackberry has become a common weed that chokes out native vegetation from Northern California to British Columbia. Blackberries are well adapted to our region – a single blackberry plant can grow into a six-square-yard thicket in less than two years. Blackberries keep popping up because of their tremendous and effective dispersal potential," said Brooke Edmunds, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. "Blackberry canes can produce hundreds of berries, each full of s...
Feb. 23: 9:08 p.m: Suspicious Vehicle - 39500 blk, McK. Hwy. A deputy contacted two intoxicated subjects in the park after hours. One had previously been warned for the same reason, and was issued a citation for violation of posted restrictions. A family member retrieved the vehicle. Feb. 24: 12:32 a.m: Disorderly Subject - 39400 blk, Upper Camp Creek. A resident was in crisis, but safe with family members who were able to assist. 10:17 a.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 40100 blk, York Ln. Deputies responded to a verbal dispute. Everyone was able to...
March 4: 09:26: Crash, Non-Injury – 45000 block, McK. Hwy. Received a call regarding a crash involving an SUV that struck a guardrail near Goodpasture Bridge. Upon speaking with the driver, it appeared she lost control due to the snow-covered road and poor driving conditions, crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic, striking the guardrail. The vehicle was moved to a pull-out prior to police arrival. The driver called for their own tow. Involved: white Ford Explorer, 19-year-old female from Vida....
Feb. 26: 15:30: 38000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Feb. 27: 12:11: 89000 blk, Old Mohawk Rd. Mutual Aid. Disregarded En Route. Feb. 28: 209:36: 7000 blk, Thurston Rd. Public Assist. No Patient Found. Feb. 29: 7:46: McK. Hwy./Milepost 28. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury, Non-Blocking, Patient Refusal Obtained. 19:31: 41000 blk, McK. Hwy. Fire, Structural. Fire Extinguished, Overhaul. March 1: 8:10: 91000 blk, Yeager Rd. Mutual Aid. Disregarded Prior to Going En Route. 16:51: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical,...
Feb. 29: 18:13: Medical – 91000 block, Mill Creek Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. March 1: 08:09: Medical – 91000 blk, Yeager Rd. Male found deceased. March 4: 09:26: Medical – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. March 5: 06:08: Medical – 49000 blk, McK. Hwy. 18-year-old female and 20-year-old male report they had a mishap last night. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
I have a mother who is constantly yelling at me for the smallest things, regardless of whether or not it is my fault. She tells me how hopeless I am, even though I get really good grades and excel in all my extracurricular activities. Whenever I defend myself, she tells me I have an attitude problem. She puts words in my mouth and denies anything she ever did wrong. She told me she is going to kick me out of the house because she thought I was rebellious. She doesn't even know what that means...
After Elaine Simmons' flight reservation is lost, she pays an extra $1,796 to get to her NCL cruise. Why won't the cruise line help her recover the money? Q: I recently took a Western Mediterranean cruise with my family, which included flight arrangements made through Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). On the morning before our scheduled departure, we tried to check in online, but the first leg of our flight was not showing up on the Delta Air Lines app. We contacted the NCL air department. A...
Carolyn Hoke has been waiting more than a year for her refund from American Queen Voyages for a canceled cruise. Why is it taking so long -- and how can she speed up the process? I booked a seven-night river cruise from St. Louis to Minneapolis with American Queen Voyages. But it was canceled in November 2022. I requested a full refund, but as of today, I have not received it. The American Queen Voyages representatives are very apologetic when I call them. I've escalated my request to the...
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Gasoline prices are rising in line with the seasonal switchover to summer blend fuels this week, with the national average for a gallon of gas up about 7 cents. Gas prices have risen about 25 cents over the past month. Prices are rising most in states like Ohio, Missouri, and Kansas, where drivers are paying around 25 cents more per gallon than they were a week ago. As gas stations transition to more expensive fuels that produce fewer emissions in the warm weather, demand for gasoline is also...
