Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The state’s 2024-2025 influenza season is the worst since Oregon Health Authority began tracking the virus 15 years ago, with people continuing to be hospitalized at a time of the year when statewide influenza activity traditionally begins winding down, health officials say. That means it’s…
EUGENE – Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB for short, is an invasive wood-boring beetle that targets and kills ash trees (genus Fraxinus), including the native Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia). EAB was discovered in Washington County, Oregon, in 2022 and has since spread to neighboring Yamhill, Marion and Clackamas…
SPRINGFIELD – Children’s literacy nonprofit SMART Reading and SELCO Community Credit Union are partnering to support SMART Reading programs by hosting their second annual community book drive in honor of National Reading Month. The goal is to collect new and gently-used children’s books, which will be…
On March 12, 2025, Lane County Circuit Court Judge Kamala H. Shugar found Donald Wayne Johnson guilty of kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and assault in the fourth degree after a one-day bench trial. Mr. Johnson will be sentenced…
Due to Executive Order 14222, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE) has cancelled one previously scheduled public meeting for the Cottage Grove and Dorena Lakes Master Plan (MP). Key topics addressed in the MP include the management and development of recreational, natural,…
The Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program (ORTOP) recently announced the results of this year’s Oregon FIRST Tech Challenge Spark Invitational Tournament. Thirty-four teams, grades 7-12, were invited to compete in this year’s challenge, INTO THE DEEP, with robots that they designed, built, and programmed. …
SPRINGFIELD – The idea that Lane County could be “water poor” is laughable to many people. After all, this is the wet Willamette Valley, where it rains for nine months and drips for the next three. Well, not precisely … and wipe that smirk off…
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 22 through Sunday, March 30. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and rangers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot whales and their calves…
SPRINGFIELD — SELCO Community Credit Union is accepting applications through March 31 for its expanded SELCO Steps Up scholarship program, which will award nearly $80,000 in student support. The program offers 20 scholarships of $3,500 each to traditional, nontraditional, and vocational students, along with the…