Karen Richards
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Florence-area property owners to decide whether to renew Western Lane Ambulance levy (opens the original)
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Voters in the Florence area will decide in November whether to renew an expiring levy for ambulance services. The Western Lane Ambulance District serves nearly 700 square miles, including all of coastal Lane County and many rural, inland areas. Rob Chance, the Fire and EMS Chief, said the levy rate hasn’t changed since it was initiated in 2012, even though expenses have ballooned. “We didn't count on fuel going up the last few years,” he told KLCC. “That really hurt us. Ambulances cost so much m
Lane Regional Air Protection Agency asks for feedback on proposed asbestos rule changes (opens the original)
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The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency is proposing some changes to its asbestos clean-up rules, and wants property owners and contractors to give input. According to Matt Sorensen, LRAPA’s spokesperson, a couple of the existing asbestos regulations have been misunderstood. For example, he said someone who lives in a home they own can do their own asbestos work. However, Sorensen noted, “Sometimes someone may own a property, but they don't reside there. And so then they have, maybe mistakenly t
Coastal Oregon landowners aid conservation efforts for endangered butterfly (opens the original)
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The Oregon silverspot butterfly, sometimes shortened to OSB, is a relatively large, orange and black butterfly with silvery patches on the undersides of its wings. That’s why staff at the Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District have been working to increase its habitat for five years, said Executive Director Tyler Clouse. But the work isn’t easy. “During the larval stage, they only eat the early blue violet,” Clouse said. “And they can eat about 100 leaves, each larva. So they need a lot of b
World Athletics U20 Championships up and running in Eugene, despite unhealthy air quality (opens the original)
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About 1,800 young, international athletes are in Eugene to compete for their countries in the World Athletics U20 Championship track and field meet. At a press conference Tuesday, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said the organization was monitoring wildfire smoke, using its own health and science team. The meet began Wednesday as planned, when the air quality index was in the 170s. Readings above 150 are considered “unhealthy.” The Eugene area is also under a heat advisory through Thursd
More than a decade in the works, a new branch of Eugene’s Ridgeline Trail system is now open (opens the original)
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South Eugene Meadows Park is the first new section of the Ridgeline Trail since the Dillard Connector Trail opened in 2014. The 193-acre park is southwest of the existing Blanton Ridge trail, and connects to Willamette Street with a lollipop-shaped set of trails. City of Eugene Parks Planning spokesperson Ryan Turner said crews began constructing trails last summer, and finished them this summer. “All of the finishing touches like wayfinding signage and things like that aren't up yet, but we wan
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