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Eugene nonprofit DanceAbility celebrates diversity through inclusive choreography
Eugene’s National Dance Week celebration featured inclusive performances, with DanceAbility International showcasing Kelcie Laube leading a powerful routine shaped around her unique movement and ability.

Crime
Former Eugene Weekly business manager arrested over embezzlement scheme
Elisha Young worked at the Weekly from 2018 until late 2023, according to the publication’s website. She’s now accused of stealing money from the paper, and failing to pay some of its business partners.

Politics
Trump’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins visits Eugene
Collins toured the Eugene Health Care Center, a facility run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. He recognized staff members there for outstanding achievements.
Eugene 4J among plaintiffs winning temporary injunction on Trump’s funding threats
Eugene 4J School District will be able to continue to allow classroom conversations around race and gender after a federal judge Thursday blocked, at least temporarily, the Trump administration’s threats to defund schools.

President of wood products company J.H. Baxter fined, sentenced to 90 days in jail in Eugene
In January, Georgia Baxter-Krause pleaded guilty to violating the federal Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as well as making false statements to federal regulators.

Federal funding
Uncertain federal funding could impact library program that helps Eugene residents practice conversational English
In 2024, Eugene's Talk Time program received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand the current cycle through a partnership. Now, with the entire IMLS staff put on leave, efforts are underway to find ways to keep Eugene's Talk Time program running in its current form.
Eugene police expand drone program with new FAA exemption
The new waiver allows drone operators to fly beyond a visual line of sight at altitudes up to 200 feet, working from the police station.

Health
Eugene town hall attendees make case for keeping CAHOOTS going
A town hall meeting at the University of Oregon emphasized the importance of the CAHOOTS mobile crisis intervention service, which recently lost its funding in Eugene.

Sports
Eugene Emeralds eye Medford — if the city builds $90 million ballpark
The 70-year-old Eugene Emeralds baseball team wants to move to the Rogue Valley after they failed to secure funding for a new stadium in Eugene.

Federal workforce
Postal workers in Eugene rally against threats of privatization
In February, there were rumblings from the Trump administration about privatizing the post office or possibly moving the USPS under the Commerce Department.