Page 18 - Devon Ashbridge News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Rise in urban camping prompts short and long term change in homelessness strategy The pandemic has led to a rise in campers on the streets and renewed the public’s awareness of urban camping. Posted: May 6, 2021 11:59 PM Updated: May 7, 2021 12:50 PM Posted By: Chris Lueneburg EUGENE, Ore. -- Lane County’s homelessness crisis has been simmering for years, but the pandemic has led to a rise in campers on the streets and renewed the public’s awareness of urban camping, prompting city and county leaders to act. If you haven’t seen the numerous tents and lived-in cars yourself, maps of h...

The birds aren’t seagulls, ravens, crows or magpies — all of which are common at landfills. They’re European starlings. An invasive species, starlings closely resemble blackbirds and often draw the ire of many birders, farmers and others because they can pose a threat to native bird species and crops. Invasive species are living organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm.  On farms, starlings are most noticeable among the pest birds, said Jenifer Cruikshank, who works for the Oregon State University Extension Service focusing on dairy farms "There’s just so many of ...

Midwives, mothers, former clients, donors and even some county commissioners were dismayed when PeaceHealth announced in spring 2019 that it would close its Nurse Midwifery Birth Center.  The history of Lane County's only freestanding birth center stretches back for decades, to one of the first freestanding birth centers in the nation. But, over the past 40 years, the center has moved under the jurisdiction of different hospitals. Despite protests, testimonies and petitions, the birth center facility at PeaceHealth closed Aug. 31. Now, advocates who first united to save the facility sta...

Cars fly by on Franklin Boulevard, whooshing through Glenwood, some occasionally honking in support of the dozen demonstrators in front of Camp Putt Adventure Golf Park on April 11. The demonstrators are Glenwood residents, some property owners, some renters, holding signs that say “Parks not hotels” and “Rivers over profit.” Just a few hundred steps away is the site of a potential 20-story hotel complex that would occupy Willamette riverfront property, across from Island Park. The residents say they’re upset the current proposals could impact their neighborhood and the Willamette R...

Creswell woman will be back in court in horse neglect case Gwenyth Davies is accused of violating the terms of her probation and could be sentenced to jail. Posted: Apr 9, 2021 2:15 PM Posted By: KEZI Staff 12 Images CRESWELL, Ore. – A Creswell woman sentenced in a massive horse neglect case more than a year ago will soon be back in court over claims she violated her probation. Gwenyth Davies, 50, was required to follow specific conditions and pay restitution of nearly $50,000 in monthly increments in order to avoid jail time. She pleaded guilty to 11 counts of second-degree animal negle...