COTTAGE GROVE – Former mayor Bill Whiteman, a good friend, community leader, and successful businessman in South Lane County, passed away on Dec. 13, 2024.
I first met Bill in the late 1970s when my family and I moved from Everett, Wash. Bill was involved with Beeper, Shop and Swap, and some sports broadcasting at the local radio station then owned by Mary and Dave Pfleger and located in the Oddfellows building on Main Street.…
