The registration deadline for the 2025 NextStep Electronics Recycling Competition is rapidly approaching.

The 15th annual MLK Holiday Meal will return on Wednesday, December 18. Organizers with Lane County’s MLK Education Center are seeking donations in order to serve as many people as possible during the event.

Election results will be made available to the public starting at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, and updated again at 11:00 p.m.

Waste Wise Lane County—part of the Lane County Waste Management Division—is coordinating with Connected Lane County to organize a Springfield Fix-It Fair on Saturday, November 9.

Voters are urged to return their ballots as early as possible to ensure they are received at Lane County Elections by the 8:00 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, November 5.

Waste Wise Lane County—part of the Lane County Waste Management Division—urges residents with curbside yard waste collection services in Eugene, Springfield and Veneta to compost their jack-o-lanterns in their yard waste bins after Halloween.

Lane County Elections was notified today, October 28, that a key used to open two United States Postal Service (USPS) mailboxes in Marcola was stolen during a break-in at the Marcola post office overnight.

The free Household Hazardous Waste Roundup will collect up to 35 gallons of household hazardous waste per customer on Saturday, November 2, in Leaburg. Hazardous

The 2024-2025 property tax statements were mailed beginning October 21, 2024. Statements are available online now, as well as information about the county value trends, levy changes, and individual property tax account information, at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/AT. The first payment is due on November 15, 2024.