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Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy this evening will give her ninth annual State of the City address. In the speech, Piercy will list the city’s major accomplishments of 2012 and outline goals for the new year. The address will take place in the Hult Center for Performing Arts.

SEATTLE — Mudslides continue to plague passenger rail traffic north of Seattle. Tracks between Seattle and Everett have been closed for passenger trains 95 percent of the time since Thanksgiving, Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said. He said there have been 75 slides in that period.

SALEM — Management of the Oregon State Fair may be changing hands again. The fair and exposition center functioned as an independent agency until 2006, when lawmakers wanted to wean the operation from tax dollars and put it in the Department of Parks and Recreation, which receives lottery proceeds.

REDMOND — The Redmond City Council voted Tuesday night to spend up to $120,000 to install security cameras at parks and other locations to deter vandalism and other crimes. KTVZ reports ( http://bit.ly/SkdGWf ) plans call for installing 14 cameras with up to 19 more in coming years.

REDMOND — The Redmond City Council voted Tuesday night to spend up to $120,000 to install security cameras at parks and other locations to deter vandalism and other crimes. KTVZ reports ( http://bit.ly/SkdGWf ) plans call for installing 14 cameras with up to 19 more in coming years.

CORVALLIS — An 89-year-old woman was out to get her mail just before 1 a.m. today when she was struck and killed by a car south of Corvallis, Benton County sheriff’s officials said. The victim is identified as Hannelore Zimmerman.

Oregon must reinvent rather than revive its economy, Gov. John Kitzhaber said today in a long appearance but brief talk at the University of Oregon.

A lentil-barley chili mix created by FOOD for Lane County last year will soon be on tables in South Dakota, thanks to a Cheshire man who heard of the mix and decided to help a Native American community in need.

Girls Basketball midwestern southwest Grant 56, Thurston 49: Myleah Musgrave had 21 points to lead the Generals. Abby Tatum and Madison Hunter scored 12 each for the visiting Colts, who trailed 26-23 at halftime and couldn’t catch up in the second half. Tatum also had 10 rebounds for Thurston.

Perhaps the most surprising thing at a meeting today between Eugene School District employees and Gov.