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The city of Cottage Grove is preparing to make several budget cuts to close an ongoing structural gap, including to its library.

[Lede:] Gasoline prices are sky-high but many local drivers are *not* flocking to buy an electric vehicle to avoid the gas pump.

KUOW’s Anna Boiko-Weyrauch [ANN-uh BOY-koh WHY-rock] reports on the reasons why.

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The City of Cottage Grove needs to shrink its spending by about $500-thousand dollars to close a structural gap.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports that one item on the chopping block is library staffing:

Jackson County has settled its part of a lawsuit with a paraplegic man who claims he was slapped by a sheriff's deputy in jail and neglected for hours in his cell. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports.

Most wildfires in Oregon are human-caused. Heading into summer camping season, state officials have some campfire safety tips. [ERT :49 / :55]

[Lede:] Some museums and galleries are gearing up for the World Cup. KUOW’s Anna Boiko-Weyrauch [ANN-uh BOY-koh WHY-rock] visited one exhibit opening tomorrow [Saturday, 5-23]

Fire season could begin earlier this season in some parts of the Northwest. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports.

Southern Oregon University is barreling full steam ahead as administrators create a plan ensuring the institution’s long-term survival.

Southern Oregon University has convened a series of workgroups and committees as it races to write a plan that will keep the institution afloat.

The Albany City Council will soon decide whether to turn the police department’s Flock camera back on. KLCC’s Macy Moore reports: [SOQ 0:55]