Bethel

In the last two weeks, two class action lawsuits against the J.H. Baxter company have been reclassified as civil suits. Both filed in the spring of 2021, they stemmed from noxious odors and dioxins from its now-shuttered Eugene plant.

The Bethel School District in Eugene says it will close Shasta Middle School in June.

Despite the federal government shutdown, clean-up operations continue at the shuttered J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene.

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner said at a Friday press conference that his department is still investigating whether these suspects are linked to nearly two dozen similar burglaries targeting local Asian American business owners over the last year.

Settlements have been reached in U.S. District Court in Oregon in two class action lawsuits against the J.H. Baxter company.

The Eugene/Springfield NAACP honored the National John Lewis Day of Action on Thursday with a press conference announcing the opening of a new community space and free library.

Wednesday night, about 100 people attended a hearing in Eugene to find out what will happen to the old J.H. Baxter plant now that the facility has been listed on the EPA’s National Priorities List.

A controversial wood treatment plant in Eugene’s Bethel neighborhood is now officially a site warranting millions – if not billions – of dollars in environmental cleanup.

Earlier this year, Georgia Baxter-Krause of wood products company J.H. Baxter pleaded guilty to violating environmental laws, then lying about it to federal regulators. An attorney with a class-action lawsuit says having Baxter-Krause pay fines and serve time helps his case, but restitution for victims still seems far from certain.

While still in early planning phases, the association is open to the idea of a fundraiser to help fund the roof repairs that would have been paid for by the grant.

Students across Oregon are still struggling with reading and writing – but a Eugene area district says it's seeing improvements with the help of the “science of reading.”

The operator of a now-shuttered wood treatment facility in Eugene has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of breaking clean air and hazardous waste laws, and will pay $1.5 million in criminal penalties.