Year 2024

Deadline approaches to apply for Heritage Arts Grant

SPRINGFIELD – Lane County community members are encouraged to apply for a chance to have their public arts projects partially funded through grant money collected by Springfield’s transient room tax fund and dispersed by the Springfield Arts Commission (SAC). The SAC will award $4,500 for…

HSSZ Capsules: Week of Feb. 22

This week’s High School Sports Zone capsules contain: The Main Event, boys and girls basketball previews, a conference call, results/schedules, and recaps from last week’s basketball, swimming, and wrestling competitions. THE MAIN EVENT: WRESTLING ALL-CLASS STATE TOURNAMENT■ What2Know: 2024 state wrestling championships, Feb. 22-24 at…

Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Feb. 22

POLICE ROUNDUP Fatality near Mohawk SPRINGFIELD — An early morning vehicle crash on Feb. 18 resulted in a fatality on near Mohawk Blvd. At 2:38 a.m. Springfield Police were dispatched to a two-vehicle traffic crash on Highway 126 eastbound, just west of Mohawk Blvd. Preliminary…

Classifieds: Week of Feb. 22

HELP WANTED Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill in Springfield is looking for multiple kitchen and dining room roles. Apply: staffedup.com/primetimesportsbar  NOW HIRING! Wholesale plant nursery in Cottage Grove is now hiring for the 2024 season; daytime hours, Monday through Friday. Some part-time hours also…

Ice storm post-mortem: One month later

Severe storm’s scars steadfast Although January’s winter storm began its icy attack on Lane County just over a month ago, its presence lingers, and the destruction this natural disaster caused is still immeasurable. Fallen trees and power outages connected Lane County residents through this frozen…