Category: KLCC
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The Eugene Gleemen celebrate 100 years of performing ‘for the sheer joy of singing’
Find the official piece here. On Tuesday evenings in St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene, men fill the front five rows of the nave. Usually people gather here to pray. But tonight, these men are here to sing. Over 50 men make up The Eugene Gleemen, an all-male chorus that’s been an institution in the area…
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Cottage Grove woman with Permanent Resident Card remembers ICE agents forcibly detaining her as daughter looked on
As Juanita Avila stands on the side of Pennoyer Avenue in Cottage Grove, between a hotel and church, she racks her brain for details on the encounter she had weeks before, in the same spot. At 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, Avila received a call from a community member about someone being detained by ICE.…
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‘I’m getting to live out my dream:’ Adam Fugitt fights his way from Eugene to the UFC
Find the official piece here. Adam Fugitt still remembers the moment his teenage dreams came true. It was July 30, 2022. At the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, almost 20,000 people packed the arena for one of the most anticipated events of the year: UFC 277. Ultimate Fighting Championship–or UFC–is the world’s leading Mixed Martial…
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Students and staff find success in Bethel School District Summer Reading Program
Find the official piece here. At Prairie Mountain School in West Eugene, students are filing in from recess. It may be July, but school is still in session at the Bethel School District Summer Reading Program. Today, first grade teacher Tami Wold is leading a phonics lesson, teaching students to recognize sounds from their spelling…
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Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon uses ground-breaking seismic sensors for early earthquake detection
Find the official story here. In a warehouse near the University of Oregon campus, Dylan Whitney is looking for materials to take on a hike. But his packing list doesn’t resemble what a person might typically bring along for a day in the great outdoors. “Usually we use those deep cell large batteries,” he says,…
Julia Boboc 