Lane County

People cited physical barriers as the biggest hurdle when it came to visiting parks, according to an equity survey conducted by the Lane County Parks Department.

The Lazy Days RV Park, destroyed by the 2020 Holiday Farm fire, has been rebuilt with fire-resistant homes. The new Lazy Days Community offers housing for fire survivors, with rent-to-own options.

The LCC Board is divided about who, if anyone, should replace Lisa Fragala, who resigned from her position after she won a seat in the Oregon House during the November election.

Police said they shot and killed a person during a dispute in rural northwest Lane County on Thursday evening, and are searching for a 55-year-old “person of interest” named Everett Scott Fuller, who they said should be considered “armed and dangerous.”

Lane County signed a contract with Eugene-based Bulk Handling Systems to create a state-of-the-art recycling center unlike any other in Oregon. It will sort garbage and comingled recycling and produce methane from the organic waste, generating renewable natural gas. According to the county, it will be ​“the most technologically advanced waste processing facility in the country.”

U.S. Forest Service officials recently reduced closures around multiple fires in Lane County, restoring access to large areas of land used for hiking, hunting and recreation, including popular sites around the Blue River Reservoir.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has found Lane County Commissioners may have broken public meeting law earlier this year.

KLCC’s Love Cross spoke with KLCC reporter Nathan Wilk about how Lane County is responding to these changes, and the plan to create an alternative to prosecution.

The Lane County Audubon Society has decided to change its name and they’re soliciting the public for replacement suggestions.

It’s the time of year when thousands of small birds called Vaux’s Swifts swarm around a defunct chimney on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Their presence results in a constant, high-pitched chittering. And like the pop star with the same last name, these Swifts have legions of fans.