Cottage Grove shelters provide warmth, safety

EMMA ROUTLEY/ THE CHRONICLE

The warming shelters have been built and placed behind the Post Office parking lot and Dari Mart at 1200 E. Main St.

COTTAGE GROVE – When a local organization said it could no longer offer shelter for people without homes on sub-freezing winter nights, city officials and residents stepped in.

Beds for Freezing Nights – a local non-profit organization that arranged warming centers for individuals and families when the temperature dropped…