Tiffany Eckert

Beavers are making a comeback in Oregon. No, we’re not talking about the beleaguered OSU football team—but the fuzzy, semiaquatic rodent species: the North American beaver.

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center has hired a new group of physicians to provide 24/7 maternity care at its birth center in Springfield. This comes after the hospital lost all its contracted OB-GYNs following a shakeup at Oregon Medical Group.

Linn County voters will soon decide whether or not to increase an existing tax levy for law enforcement. The county has a long history of approving such a tax.

Over the past few years, pregnant women in the Eugene-Springfield area have seen birthing options dwindle. Maternity health services, including midwifery units, have been shut down. A recent exodus of OB-GYN doctors from Oregon Medical Group has left some expecting moms feeling uncertain about their birth plans.

Last fall, KLCC reported on problems many rural residents in west Eugene were having with delayed mail delivery. At the time, the U.S. Postal Service cited lack of adequate staffing. Now, they’re looking to hire two positions to support rural operations.

Central Lincoln PUD is building a $26.5M earthquake-resistant headquarters in Newport to ensure power reliability after a Cascadia quake. The new facility boosts coastal resilience and meets top seismic safety standards.

Five years after the Holiday Farm Fire ravaged the McKenzie River Valley, destroying hundreds of homes, survivors still grapple with delayed grief and the lingering trauma of witnessing their homes and everything they owned go up in flames.

U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle has announced she’s secured over $16.6 million in federal funding for community infrastructure projects across Oregon’s 4th district. But, the funding announcement comes with a caveat.

BottleDrop has announced it will support wildfire relief efforts and invites Oregonians to help by donating their bottles and cans.

The idea was originally sparked by high school students in response to the tragic deaths of two classmates on the Oregon Coast. Positive Community Kitchen has now been preparing “meals that heal” for more than a decade.