Year 2024

Car show to assist suicide prevention

COTTAGE GROVE — The family of Levi Foster is hopeful, after his suicide two years ago, that they can help other families of veterans dealing with tragedies. Part of that healing process begins this weekend, Aug. 16-17, with the Levi Foster Rod and Custom Car…

Classifieds: Week of Aug. 15

HELP WANTED Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill in Springfield is looking to fill multiple kitchen and dining room roles right away.      Inquire today.  Apply TODAY:  staffedup.com/primetimesportsbar PETS/DOGS/CATS/LIVESTOCK If veterinary care is unavailable or unaffordable, ask for Happy Jack® animal healthcare products for…

Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Aug. 15

SPRINGFIELD POLICE MONDAY, AUG. 5 (57 total calls)  Top calls: Dispute (4), Theft (4), Criminal trespass (4) 5:58 am: Disorderly subject, 222 S. 5th St. 6:52 am: Switched plates, 5547 Main St. 9:49 am: Criminal mischief, 465 Mill St. 10:04 am: Theft from vehicle, 5390…

Public Notices: Edition of 8/15/24

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-22-911395-BF Reference is made to that certain deed made by, MICHAEL LUTHER WOOSLEY JR, SINGLE MAN as Grantor to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY OF OREGON, AN OREGON CORP, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS…

State champs: Saunders helps lift Challengers to title

EUGENE – The landscape of the Eugene Challengers’ routine post-game huddle looked different this time. As they gathered near the scoreboard, water droplets rolled off the athletes’ uniforms as some were still soaked from the celebratory water dunk. Others trailed behind as they got caught…

Death Notices: Birch, Bouchard

James Lee Birch, 64, of Cottage Grove, died July 29, 2024. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium. Maurice Bouchard, 85, of Eugene, died July 26, 2024. Arrangements: Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Crematorium & Cemetery.

Global (heart) warming

SPRINGFIELD – This narrative takes place in a village in northern Togo, near Dapaong (25 kilometers away), the largest city in the region, with a population of about 75,000. This is in the Sahel, the arid to semi-arid region just below the Sahara Desert.  Incomes…

Local people make a world of difference

SPRINGFIELD – Charity, it is said, begins at home. It’s a common phrase, and one that often is misinterpreted. In fact, a British clergyman and historian, Thomas Fuller, popularized the proverb in the 17th century, with the full text stating “Charity begins at home, but…