Month June 2024

Piano students tickle the ivories 

CRESWELL — Eleven of piano teacher Hanna Shumate-Knopp’s students on May 23 played the piano for all to hear at the Creswell Presbyterian Church, including, from left: Isabella Bolanos, Sutton Burke, Katie Bolanos, Vidhya Jennings, Jeet Jennings, Jeremiah Johnson Jr., Easy Bolanos (back row), Abby…

TRIBUTE: Robert ‘Bob’ Leroy Raymond

Robert ‘Bob’ Leroy Raymond Feb. 16, 1932 — June 21, 2024 Robert “Bob” Leroy Raymond of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away June 21, 2024 at the age of 92.  Bob was born Feb. 16, 1932 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to parents Herbert H. and Elizabeth…

Lynette LaGrander

Lynette LaGrander passed away peacefully at the age of 87 at home with her family on June 15, 2024. She was born in Middleboro, Massachusetts. She attended eight schools in different states and graduated from Drain High School in 1954. She met George LaGrander while…

Data Center: Public Safety – Week of June 27

SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JUNE 17 (68 total calls) Top calls: Warrant service (8), Traffic stop (7), Theft (7) 2:05 am: Dispute, 5790 Main St. 3:27 am: Dispute, 1779 10th St. 4:07 am: Criminal trespass, 1460 G St. 6:29 am: DUII, S. 47th St./Daisy St.…

Classifieds: Week of June 27

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2nd city council recall attempt sticks

City Recorder: Cottage Grove special election scheduled July 30 COTTAGE GROVE – Chief petitioner Michael Borke has done what he was unable to last year: collect enough valid signatures to move forward with a special election in an attempt to recall three Cottage Grove City…

CTE program tackling Oregon’s homeless

Students across middle, high schools helping construct sheds, cottages, planters, and more Although Constructing a Brighter Future has rebranded itself as Team Oregon Build, a new name doesn’t mean a new direction for the program. In fact, it will be doubling down on its mission…