Dave Loveall

Lane County’s outgoing chair David Loveall outlined his vision for how the region should address its housing crisis and public safety challenges during the annual State of the County address Monday.

Lane County Commissioners will provide a look ahead Monday and review their public safety, housing and homelessness accomplishments for the year.

The race to represent Springfield on the Lane County Board of Commissioners is officially contested. On Monday, Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon declared his candidacy and incumbent David Loveall announced he was seeking a second term.

Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon may be running for a Lane County Commissioner seat next year. He filed fundraising paperwork on Oct. 31.

The Lane County Board of Commissioners has elected Springfield Commissioner David Loveall as its chair.

Lane County Commissioners have clashed over which, if any, charter revision proposals should go to voters. If they don't decide by mid-August, it won't be on the November ballot.

Lane County leaders are reassessing their safety policies and how they should interact with the public after a threat earlier this month led the commissioners to hold a meeting online.

Lane County is hitting reboot on its plans to renovate the County Fairgrounds.

An ethics complaint against Lane County Commissioner David Loveall was dismissed Friday due to a lack of evidence.

The Springfield City Attorney's office has requested an investigation into David Loveall for possible ethical misconduct in his role as a member of Springfield's economic development agency.

Lane County will rejoin an association that lobbies for timber jobs on federal land.

Incumbent Joe Berney is running for reelection to the District 2 seat on the Lane County Board. David Loveall is challenging him.