Lane County

Applications are open for a mobile home park that’s been rebuilt after the 2020 Holiday Farm fire. Previously, the Lazy Days Mobile Home and RV Park was only open to people who lost their homes to the Holiday Farm Fire, but now, more people are eligible.

A prescribed burn is planned for Tuesday at Native Oaks Ridge just outside Cottage Grove.

The Oregon Health Authority will soon start the process to search for a new insurance provider for more than 90,000 low-income Lane County PacificSource members. The agency must decide whether to allow a new insurer to move in, or let the remaining company, Trillium Community Health, take over health coverage for low-income residents.

Springfield-based insurer says it can't make the state's proposed rates work, meaning it can't sign a contract to oversee care for low-income people. It's unclear if the state will extend the deadline to allow further negotiations, or if about 90,000 low-income people will face changes in how they get care.

Lane County is set to lead Oregon in landfill innovation by using drones to detect methane leaks, a harmful greenhouse gas. Officials say it will improve worker safety, reduce inspection time, and enhance environmental monitoring.

Patence Winningham was Lane County's Emergency Manager when the Holiday Farm Fire swept through the McKenzie River Valley. That's also her home. She reflects on that time and how Blue River has recovered.

Oregon’s deputy emergency manager said, five years after the devastating Labor Day Fires, the state is better equipped to handle disasters

Lane County’s Deeds & Records Office is relocating from the Elections Office at 10th and Lincoln back to the County’s Public Service Building at 8th and Oak.

An Oregon State University report shows public funding has helped alleviate some Oregon counties from the “childcare desert” status.

Almost a year after its soft open, the gym is holding a grand opening at the facility on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include a ribbon cutting, free food, a silent auction and class demonstrations.

Tommy Gong, who has more than 20 years of experience administering elections in California, was selected after a national search. He succeeds former Clerk Dena Dawson, who left to become the elections director for the Oregon Secretary of State's office.

Fish passage at the site has been a topic of discussion since 2008, and prompted a lawsuit earlier this year.