Here are the Eugene-area high school track and field athletes in the top five in the state in their respective events and classifications as reported to athletic.net through Saturday Not all divisions are represented with Eugene-area athletes 13-6 (Kleinke’s 14-½ PR from 2024 is state all-classification all-time record)  Ore — The Oregon DMV office in Junction City Residents seeking DMV services are encouraged to find an alternative office nearby Real-time updates on office closures and locations can be accessed at the Oregon DMV's official website here. and opposition to that change was front and center in the city’s election Tuesday Candidates campaigned against the bike lanes in mailers calling it a “mess,” and residents focused on the changes downtown in city council meetings and letters to the local newspaper voters ultimately backed three City Council candidates who campaigned against the bike lanes: Robert Ballard Ben Van Dyke and Cody Kennedy were elected The bike lanes on Fourth and Fifth Streets were part of a pilot project aimed at slowing traffic through downtown and improving safety for bikes and pedestrians and they were regularly used by drivers commuting into town from areas like Orchard Mesa bike lanes were moved behind parallel parking spaces and totally out of the way of traffic and the lanes choked from two lanes to one The slowdown for cars prompted months of outcry from residents at public meetings the design of the roadway has been adjusted multiple times and further changes were scheduled for this spring once temperatures got warm enough to repaint the roads was the most prominent voice on the city council objecting to the changes But he blanched at the notion that the results of the race were a mandate from voters and said changes to the street design would go through the normal council process I'm a collaborative person and I think it's important that we approach anything with an open mind,” Kennedy said.  a newcomer to the council and a resident of the Orchard Mesa area south of downtown said he did take the results of Tuesday’s election as an indication that it was time to wind the clock back on the changes to the downtown area.  “The people have been asking for their two-lane streets back on Fourth and Fifth Street whether that goes back to the original setup or whether or not that's kind of a hybrid of what we've got they want those double lanes back and we're going to bring that to them,” Ballard said While Councilmember Jason Nguyen supported the revisioning of the roads “I think it would be foolish to ignore kind of the visceral anger that was around these changes,” he said.  He still believes the reasons behind the changes were sound and thinks part of the problem was poor messaging who uses the bike lanes on Fourth and Fifth himself thinks opponents of the changes focused the conversation on inconvenience for motorists as opposed to bike and pedestrian safety While he doesn’t know what the newly configured council will envision for the streets he said that maybe restoring two car lanes while finding a way to keep the new bike lanes could be “more politically palatable.” Van Dyke, who could not be reached for comment, campaigned not only on the street changes but also another downtown flashpoint — a resource center for unhoused residents that opened in January 2024 and has been the subject of hours of debate the resource center sits adjacent to a car wash he owns though the center is slated to move its services out of downtown in the coming months a former police detective who also raised safety concerns over the resource center said council will continue to work on how to handle the unhoused crisis and he expects the process to remain deliberative.  Tuesday’s election could remake the character of the city council shifting it farther right than it has been in recent years Even though Grand Junction tends to vote conservative for the previous two city council elections most of the progressive and moderate candidates beat their more conservative rivals former head of the county’s Democratic party but said he was looking toward the future.  He worries about how tariffs could impact the local economy and how the community is in desperate need of more affordable housing He hopes the newly remade City Council doesn’t simply undo everything the previous council did including the creation of the unhoused resource center “I’m concerned that people will get frustrated and just drop it and we’ll have a homelessness problem all over town,” he said.  Beilfuss hopes the new council can work together to solve problems You want to know what is really going on these days We can help you keep up.  The Lookout is a free daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado Sign up here and we will see you in the morning Colorado Postcards are snapshots of our colorful state in sound. They give brief insights into our people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado. Listen now. © 2025 Colorado Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy bravado and flair of Junction City Roller Derby Following a successful fundraising event last month and a winter boot camp, the team will be returning to the track for its Spring Slam event at Golden Spike Exhibit Hall on Saturday, April 19. Doors open at 5 p.m. with first whistle coming at 6 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 at the door or $10 in advance via Eventbrite Faces” and the “Battle for the Belt,” the event will see Junction City’s developmental/home team competing against Salt Lake City’s Beehive Skate Revolution Jasmine Reyna — known as “StoneHer” on the track — competes as part of Junction City’s traveling All-Star squad Reyna told the Standard-Examiner that in addition to bringing the live roller derby experience to the community the season-opening event will serve to benefit an important cause so we are partnering with Safe Harbor Crisis Center and some of our proceeds that we earn at this game we are donating over to that center,” Reyna said roller derby provided a much-needed outlet after the isolation that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic “I just missed being around people because I had a remote job and then I saw that Junction City was doing a boot camp that year,” Reyna said The sport has also connected her with people of varying ages backgrounds and athletic ability; people who have coalesced into a team and a family that sense of community and taking all comers is part of what makes roller derby special “I have never in my life met a community that is more inclusive than roller derby so I’ve always done a lot of team sports and things like that,” Reyna said derby in itself is the most accepting group of people Junction City has two home events on the books for this season; the team is currently working to put together its travel schedule for the campaign Home events are typically double-headers featuring both the TrainWrecks and LocoMotives in game action Reyna says the team is always working to add events to its schedule and that it also seeks a larger practice space Announcements regarding future events are forthcoming she’s imploring anyone who’s curious about the sport to check out Spring Slam It’s one of the greatest things I think I’ve ever done in my life,” she added For more information go to https://sites.google.com/view/junction-city-roller-derby/ LLC | www.standard.net | 332 Standard Way Peterson faces a charge of homicide by negligent operation of a motor vehicle for the death of Sophia Smrz waived Peterson's right to a preliminary hearing A preliminary hearing is when prosecutors must show there is enough evidence to prove a crime probably occurred and the defendant probably did it Sheets also entered a not guilty plea to the charge for Peterson Smrz was driving a Volkswagen west on Wood County Y when Peterson who was driving a Ford F-150 north on Shady Road failed to yield the right of way while making a left turn onto Wood County Y in the town of Auburndale Peterson told a deputy he was "pretty sure" he stopped at the stop sign More Central Wisconsin news: Here's how Central Wisconsin businesses are adapting to increasing egg and supply prices Peterson was taken to Marshfield Medical Center with undisclosed injuries Peterson currently is free on a $25,000 signature bail His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug Contact Karen Madden at kmadden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33 and continuing for approximately the next month city contractors will be working to replace the existing water main and water services along both sides of Sunset Drive Vehicles will need to be in the driveways as contractors will need access to the right of way easement in front of the residences on both side sides of the street If residences are unable to park in the driveway please make arrangements for vehicles to be moved when necessary Please call Junction City Public Works at 785-238-7142 if you have any questions Junction City softball player Reigan Defoe is the winner of the Eugene-area high school girls Athlete of the Week More: Yellow Checker Cab driver is maced after responding to a call scored twice and smashed a walk-off RBI single April 18 to lead the Tigers to a 9-8 home win over Marshfield Defoe received 51.6% of the reader poll votes The senior and three-time 5A state champion shot a 1-under 71 to finish second at the Girls High School Invitational April 14 at Eugene Country Club North Eugene finished third out of 10 complete teams Czarnecki scored a two-over 74 to finish third individually and lead the Irish to the team title at the Girls High School Invitational April 14 at Eugene Country Club Thurston track and field The junior won the 100-meter hurdles (personal-best 14.89 seconds) and long jump (18 feet 1 inch) and ran a leg on the fourth-place 4x100 relay (season-best 50.61) April 18 at the John Oliver Invitational in Independence Anderson won the 100 hurdles (15.09) and long jump (17-2) and ran on the winning 4x100 relay (51.00) in a home meet against North Eugene Her best results of the spring put her first in the 100 hurdles second in the long jump (18-3) and fifth in the 100 (12.63) on the 5A season lists The sophomore held Marshfield to three hits and one run in a complete-game six-inning effort April 15 in Junction City’s 11-1 road win in Coos Bay 800 (2:37.89) and long jump (14-11¼) and ran a leg on the third-place 4x100 relay (59.49) April 17 at the Harrisburg Invitational Harrisburg track and field The junior won the 100 hurdles (17.01) and 300 hurdles (50.42) and ran on the winning 4x100 relay (54.83) April 17 at the Harrisburg Invitational The junior won the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 13 feet struck out seven batters and went 4 for 4 with two RBIs at the plate April 18 to lead the Eagles to a 15-0 home win in the second game of a doubleheader against Sisters Bray tossed a two-hit complete game and struck out eight in a 14-0 win Submit nominees for Athlete of the Week to sports editor Jesse Sowa at jsowa@gannett.com statistics and any other relevant information about the performance — A 58-year-old man was found dead inside his home Wednesday according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) LCSO deputies responded to the 95400 block of Noraton Road north of Junction City around 7:00 p.m. at the request of Junction City Fire personnel due to a residence fire Fire officials confirmed that one person was dead inside the home; the deceased was later identified as 58-year-old Gordon Dale Dawson The Lane County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation into the incident working in collaboration with the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office and the Lane County Medical Examiner's Office Manhattan High’s Landon Knopp looks for an open teammate as Junction City’s Ja’Twaan Williams defends during their game Feb 21 at Blue Jay Event Center in Junction City Knopp led the Indians with 11 points in a 59-45 loss to the Blue Jays during a 6A sub-state semifinal Tuesday Third time was not the charm for Manhattan High boys’ basketball on Tuesday night falling to rival Junction City 59-45 in the first game of sub-state 11 seeded Indians finished the season 6-15 while the No 6 seeded Bluejays (14-7) advanced to play another Centennial League rival in Washburn Rural I’ve got to let it grieve,” head coach Benji George said and then we’ve got to have a productive offseason and continue to get better and bigger and faster and stronger.” Junction City’s Larkin Turner took over the first postseason matchup between the two since 2017 with 30 points he probably was going to hurt the bottom of our zone,” George said MHS senior Landon Knopp led the Indians with 11 points in his high school finale the records and seeding set the two Centennial League foes on opposite paths entering sub-state their regular season matchups proved the matchup could go either way MHS sputtered late and fell 53-47 despite erasing a 16-point rivalry deficit on the road Manhattan led in the early moments before the Bluejays settled in The Indians trailed 10-9 at the end of the first frame as each team struggled from beyond the arc early Turner notched double figures as the Bluejays spread their wings with a 9-2 run Turner guided Junction City to its largest lead of eight each offense made improvements to correct a low-scoring start to the contest its offensive success was met by Turner continuing to score in the paint at will Turner exited to take a breather toward the end of the stanza but the senior had already reached 20 points at the end of the quarter The third quarter ended on a 3-point play for the Bluejays The six-point swing set the Indians at their largest deficit Manhattan did not record a 3-pointer in the contest until senior Sam Spiegel made his final triple in the final minutes The final frame was more of the same as Larkin continued to prove himself as the deciding factor in the game although it returns a core of juniors looking to take the next step next winter “Every time we’ve had a group where it was like this … a light senior class in terms of numbers and then the calendar turns and something happens as guys mature and they become seniors,” George said “Those groups have become really good groups for us This group can turn into that with the right commitment in the offseason.” Junction City (14-7) — 10; 17; 14; 18 — 59 Email notifications are only sent once a day We're always interested in hearing about news in our community there are no recent results for popular commented articles Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInJUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a bank robbery in Junction City Friday evening The Junction City Police Department (JCPD) says that the suspect is a white male and is approximately 6 feet tall the JCPD stated that the suspect was last seen wearing a gray shirt a black mask and a black and oink backpack The suspect left the scene with an undisclosed amount of currency and the suspect’s face was covered The suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous The Junction City Police Department urges anyone with information about this individual to contact the Junction City Police Department at (785) 762-5912 the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) The JCPD sats you should not approach the suspect if you believe you have located him The JCPD urges you to contact them immediately if you find the suspect 13 NEWS will add new information when it becomes available Junction City baseball player Kaden Shafer is the winner of the Eugene-area high school boys Athlete of the Week The junior threw a two-hit shutout and struck out eight April 7 during the Tigers’ 9-2 road win over Gladstone Shafer received 83.39% of the reader poll votes Sheldon track and field athlete Eli Forsha was second (14.22%) The senior improved his triple jump personal best by 22 inches to win at the Oregon Relays April 5 with a mark of 48 feet That mark broke a 39-year-old school record and put Forsha first on the state’s season list by more than two feet It’s also the state’s best mark in nine years The senior improved his state-leading discus mark April 8 with a toss to 169-10 in a home meet against Cottage Grove Moore also won the shot put (54-2) and ran a leg on the second-place 4x100-meter relay (47.14) North Eugene baseballThe sophomore went 2 for 2 with a stolen base and smashed a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning April 9 to lead the Highlanders to a 5-4 home win over Crater The freshman won the shot put (51-1) and discus (129-6) with a pair pf personal bests April 8 in a home meet against South Medford in the Southwest Conference season standings Cottage Grove track and fieldThe sophomore ran the 4A classification’s best 800 time of the season (2:01.16) April 5 with a 45th-place finish at the Oregon Relays That time is now second on the 4A season list through April 11 results Manhattan High’s Brayson Gnirk pitches during a doubleheader against Hayden Manhattan High baseball came away with a road split Tuesday evening at Junction City 1-3) won the first game 20-4 in five innings before falling 8-7 to the Blue Jays (4-6 a seven-run third inning and a eight-run fifth inning by Manhattan High put the Blue Jays away Sawyer Newton and Brayson Gnirk led the way with three hits and two RBIs each Rylan Vikander and Tyson Kratchovil each had two hits including a triple and 4 RBIs for Kratchovil going four innings allowing two unearned runs on two hits with a walk and a strikeout the Indians lost a three-run lead after two innings thanks to a four-run bottom of the fifth Manhattan loaded the bases with one out in the top of seventh Carter Goodpasture got the start and 2.2 innings allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks allowing four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts the Indians will return to Junction City on Saturday to face Garden City and Dodge City A Junction City man with a history of child sexual abuse material offenses has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for repeatedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material online will also serve a lifetime term of supervised release Court documents revealed that Sparks had prior convictions for federal child sexual abuse material charges in 2006 and 2013 and had violated the terms of his supervised release Following his second release from prison in November 2023 Sparks was under a lifetime term of supervised release the Portland Police Bureau alerted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents to CyberTipline reports concerning child sex abuse material on various social media and messaging platforms READ ALSO: Gladstone man sentenced to 50 years for child abduction and abuse of Canadian child Investigators traced multiple accounts linked to these reports back to Sparks discovering that he had resumed distributing child sexual abuse material online while still under federal supervision contacted Sparks through his Telegram account discussing the sexual exploitation of children and was found to be openly offering to trade and advertise child sexual abuse material Sparks was arrested after agents executed a federal search warrant and seized his phone which contained child sexual abuse material with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material and pleaded guilty to both charges on December 11 According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, child sexual abuse material is not referred to as child pornography because child sexual abuse material is evidence of that abuse as children legally cannot consent to sex or having images of their abuse recorded and distributed Studies suggest that the majority of those possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material also commit hands-on sexual offenses against minors Most of the time, the abuse is committed by someone that the child knows and trusts, and offenders often use grooming techniques, manipulative behaviors that abusers uses to gain access to a potential victim, to normalize sexual contact and encourage secrecy. Grooming often happens online The FBI conducted the investigation, and the charges are part of Project Safe Childhood, a Justice Department initiative to combat child sexual exploitation The case was investigated by HSI with assistance from the FBI and the Portland Police Bureau and prosecuted by Assistant U.S Authorities encourage anyone with information about the exploitation of children to contact HSI at 866-347-2423, the FBI at 1-800-225-5324, or submit a tip online at report.cybertip.org. Manhattan High’s Will Carpenter shoots over a Junction City defender during their game Friday Manhattan High’s Noah McFadden battles for a rebound with Junction City’s Ja’Twaan Williams during the Blue Jays’ 53-47 win over the Indians Manhattan High head boys’ basketball coach Benji George claps during Junction City’s 53-47 win Friday Manhattan High boys’ basketball’s upset bid at Junction City sputtered late falling 53-47 despite erasing a 16-point rivalry deficit on the road The Indians (6-12) and the Blue Jays (12-6) have had nearly polar opposite seasons Early on it looked like the records would hold as Junction City led big early but Manhattan stormed back and eventually led by as many as seven an 18-8 final quarter in favor of the Blue Jays flipped the script back The Indians were led by juniors Noah McFadden with 16 points and Will Carpenter with 14 Senior Landon Knopp was the third Indian in double figures with 10 points Manhattan’s offense struggled to find its footing early on scoring just two points in the first eight minutes of the game The slow start allowed Junction City to pull ahead but the Indians’ defense minimized the damage trailing 15-4 at the end of the first quarter Junction City’s offense began to spread its wings during the opening moments of the second quarter taking over alongside its home environment Carpenter started to bring Manhattan back off the bench with 11 points in the first half The scoring spurt cut their deficit back to single digits at 28-19 “He’s maximizing his minutes,” head coach Benji George said “He’s a guy that can make shots and get hot in a hurry And he’s bringing some tenacity defensively Proud of Will and I really like how he’s playing.” McFadden kept the run going with his triple of the night Manhattan went into the break with the momentum The momentum carried into the third quarter slowly chipping into the deficit until Manhattan notched the game back to even with three minutes to play in the frame It was the first time the scoreboard was equalized since tip-off I thought it slowed them down and we were able to do a better job around the rim,” George said McFadden scored eight points in the third quarter and his final three on an and-one that gave Manhattan its first lead of the game Knopp reached double-figures in the fourth scoring bringing Manhattan to its largest lead at 44-37 taking the lead back with a 9-0 run with three minutes to play George was awarded a technical foul with the game at a one-possession mark with 90 seconds to go allowing the Blue Jays to extend their lead to four in crunch time Junction City pulled away and let the clock drain before students flooded the floor for their sweep looking to redeem a 37-35 loss on the road earlier this season Manhattan High’s Sawyer Newton drives against Junction City’s Isaiah Handy during their game Tuesday The Blue Jays beat the Indians in overtime Manhattan High’s Sam Spiegel shoots over Junction City defender Larkin Turner during the Indians’ 66-62 overtime loss to the Blue Jays Manhattan High boys’ basketball hosted undefeated Junction City in another classic between the two rivals but ultimately fell 66-62 in overtime on Tuesday night The Blue Jays (6-0) entered the contest as favorites on paper with the Indians (2-5) carrying a below .500 record a packed MHS gym was treated to a classic before Junction City pulled away in overtime “We just have to look at tonight as some proof that we are making progress,” head coach Benji George said “We have what it takes to be a good basketball team Even if the result didn’t give us what we wanted who was named winter homecoming king pregame Junior Sawyer Newton notched 14 points to follow a 15-point breakout game before winter break “I told Sawyer at halftime that I thought he was the best player on the floor,” George said “He’s had some great practices here over break and has really grown into his role being our floor leader.” The Indians were nearly a month removed from game action heading into their prolonged winter break on the high of a buzzer-beater win against Hays The momentum carried over as Manhattan jumped out to a 6-0 lead and escaped the first quarter with a 14-10 lead Newton moved the lead to eight points early in the second quarter but play quickly returned to a back-and-forth affair as Junction City’s Larkin Turner led the Blue Jays on a 14-4 run It looked like Manhattan would trail in the remaining minutes before the break but the duo of Newton and Spiegel gave the Indians a late lead Blue Jay free throws brought the halftime score back to a deadlock at 30-30 Manhattan won the turnover battle in the first half last year’s Centennial League Player of the Year “With (Junction City) being such an experienced team and bringing everybody back I thought some of the things we’ve shown them in the past they would probably be ready for,” George said “I wanted to throw a wrinkle at them (defensively) that they hadn’t seen.” Austin picked up his third foul early in the third quarter The two rivals traded 10 points each after six minutes of third-quarter play before Austin returned and led a 7-0 run for Junction City The Blue Jays led 45-40 going into the final eight minutes of regulation and extended their lead early in the final quarter Austin picked up his fourth foul and Manhattan cut its deficit back to three points Knopp drilled MHS’ second triple of the game Manhattan’s own 7-0 run tied the things up with four minutes to play Knopp secured a bucket to give Manhattan a 51-50 lead with 30 seconds left Manhattan was whistled for a foul on the ensuing two possessions a defensive blocking foul and an offensive charge allowing Junction City to tie the game at 51-51 a missed free throw and turnover by the Blue Jays held the score steady as regulation came to an end Two triples paced Junction City to a 10-0 run in the first three minutes of overtime Manhattan brought it back to a four-point game “Guys started cramping on both teams,” George said “We got in some binds lineup-wise and we’re changing defenses so much.” Up next for Manhattan is a trip to Hayden on Friday The Indians are hoping to right the ship within league play Manhattan was supposed to open the semester versus Topeka High last Friday but that was canceled due to winter weather and rescheduled to Feb Junction City (6-0) — 10; 20; 15; 6; 15 — 66 Lane County Sheriff’s deputies and a Junction City Police officer responded to the 30500 block of Hayes Lane for a report of a man trespassing in the area Additional calls came in about the man as he continued across rural properties and entered buildings Deputies spotted him sprinting across a field and then disappearing into heavy brush Another deputy responded with a drone and soon located the suspect Woody was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail on the following charges: A 4.5-mile section of I-70 will be reduced to one lane in each direction through Junction City beginning on March 17 Work is set to get underway on the final phase of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s I-70 pavement replacement project in Geary County Median crossovers will carry traffic to the westbound lanes while deteriorated pavement is replaced in the eastbound lanes from mile markers 296 to 301. The speed limit will be reduced throughout the work zone. The following ramps either to or from I-70 will also close on March 17 and then open between the bottom of the K-57 ramps (exit 300) temporary traffic signals will direct one-lane traffic through construction while deteriorated pavement is replaced For project information and updates on ramp closures, visit ksdot.gov/projects/i-70-pavement-replacement-in-junction-city is the prime contractor of this $30 million project and has scheduled the project to be completed by December KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone.  To stay aware of all road construction projects across Kansas, go to kandrive.gov or call 5-1-1