August 16 – Morning Headlines

• Coburg Road paving work delayed
  Regular users of Coburg Road in Eugene, rest easy for a spell. The city of Eugene is delaying until next year a major repaving on part of Coburg Road that the city had planned for this summer. The city had expected to repave Coburg Road, from about Wil…
• Lane County tables tax proposal
  Polling that shows good support for a modest tax levy to pay for keeping more criminals in jail wasn’t enough to persuade Lane County commissioners to put a money measure on the November ballot. With less than two days to write a ballot title and les..

• Historic photographs add details to the portrait of who we are
  It could be your typical Eugene area road race photo: people running down a street while a Fourth of July crowd watches. Butte to Butte? Nope, an Independence Day race in Marcola, with guys in long pants and suspenders racing down a dirt road. In 1904….

• Police have a day out in the field
  It was a battle of the badges Sunday at PK Park in Eugene when the Springfield Police Department took on the Eugene Police Department in what is becoming an annual softball tradition. For the second year in row, the Springfield force took home the trop…
• Win gives Eugene Emeralds a view of division-leading Vancouver
  The Eugene Emeralds went undefeated without their manager but were happy to welcome back Pat Murphy. “It’s nice to have him back; he’s a good presence to have in the dugout,” said left fielder Jeremy Baltz, who scored three runs in Eugene’s 5…
• Adjustments are over for Oregon’s JC transfer defensive linemen
  Dion Jordan is the current star, Arik Armstead is perhaps the future, and Taylor Hart, Wade Keliikipi and Ricky Heimuli have spent the last two years establishing themselves on the Oregon defensive line, as well. Not to be overlooked are two former jun..

Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Sunny and even Hotter today, clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and not quite as hot Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy Saturday night highs 100-87 lows 58-55. Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny and cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy and cooler Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday evening, mostly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday highs near 80 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)