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Eugene, Oregon: The Eugene Augur was a local countercultural underground newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from 1969 to 1974. History
The Eugene Marathon has been certified by USA Track and Field, the sport's governing body in the United States, at 26.2-mile (42.2 km).. The course is laid out primarily on city streets and bike paths along the Willamette River, following many of the roads and trails used by Oregon's significant runners, such as Steve Prefontaine, Alberto Salazar, Bill McChesney and Mary Decker Slaney.
KUGN (590 AM) is a commercial radio station, owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to the city of Eugene, Oregon, it serves the Eugene-Springfield media market. The studios and offices are on Executive Parkway. KUGN broadcasts with 5,000 watts, around the clock. By day, the signal is non-directional.
Eugene has a long history of community activism, civil unrest, and protest activity. [1] Eugene's cultural status as a place for alternative thought grew along with the University of Oregon in the turbulent 1960s, and its reputation as an outsider's locale grew with the numerous anarchist protests in the late 1990s.
Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene began as Pacific Christian Hospital, which was founded by Eugene Bible University, now Bushnell University and dedicated on March 16, 1924. The building was six stories tall and cost about $225,000.
South Eugene (1901), formerly Eugene High, is the district's oldest high school. It serves the area of Eugene south and east of the downtown area and the University of Oregon. Churchill High School. Listed as one of America's Best High Schools (Silver Medal) by U.S. News & World Report [16] and Newsweek [17] North Eugene High School
Bethel School District (52) is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon.It serves the Bethel neighborhood in northwest Eugene.During the 2018–19 school year approximately 5,450 students were enrolled in Bethel's 11 schools, making it the third largest school district in Lane County.
KORE is Eugene's oldest radio station. It originally signed on from Portland in 1927 as KLIT but moved to Eugene and acquired the call sign KORE a few months later.. The long-running religious program, The World Tomorrow, originated on KORE in 1933.