If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, KDUK’s Valerie Steele has these suggestions. It’s Brewfest Week, and that means it’s time for the KLCC Microbrew Festival. Sample drinks from more than 50 breweries and watch the homebrew competition. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. You’ll get a souvenir … Continue reading »
Warming Centers Open Fifth Day in a Row
EUGENE, Ore. — The recent surge of cold weather is keeping volunteers busy at the Egan Warming Centers, and they may not get a break for a couple more nights. The warming centers are set to open again Monday night. It’s the fifth day in a row the centers have been open, marking the longest … Continue reading »
Egan Warming Center Makes Changes
EUGENE, Ore. — It will be another cold night Friday and volunteers at the Egan Warming Centers are working to make sure the homeless population won’t be left out on the streets. The group missed out on a below-freezing night last week. Egan Warming Center coordinators and volunteers say they feel horrible about missing out … Continue reading »
More Valley Snow Expected
EUGENE, Ore. — A majority of Lane County woke up to white Thursday morning after a rain-snow mix covered most of the valley late Wednesday night into the morning. The snow totaled half an inch in some spots by 8 a.m. Thursday. At the passes, it nearly totaled a foot. With more wintry weather on … Continue reading »
Warming Centers Closed Despite Cold Temp
EUGENE, Ore. — Controversy is heating up over Egan Warming Centers. KEZI 9 News viewers called us asking how it could be that the centers remained closed Wednesday night despite temperatures being well below their stipulation of 30 degrees. The temperature dropped as low as 20 degrees–that’s the coldest it’s been in about a year. … Continue reading »
Warming Centers Closed Wednesday
EUGENE, Ore. — It’s going to be a pretty chilly outside Wednesday night, and those without homes in town are having to deal with the dropping temperatures. First Christian Church downtown is one of the locations for the Egan Warming Centers. Normally, folks would be heading through the front doors to warm shelter, but that … Continue reading »
