Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – As we enter October next week, it’s time to break out the boxes of Halloween decorations and start planning your costumes. Among the Halloween festivities, Willamalane will be hosting the first event of the Halloween season with its…
COTTAGE GROVE – About 70 people celebrated the PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center’s 20-year anniversary last Thursday during the Cottage Grove Chamber’s “Business After Hours” event. The medical center was opened on Oct. 6, 2003, but that would not…
Constructing a Brighter Future has built seven shelters for formerly unhoused people in the last year, and this is just the beginning. It’s not a secret that the homeless crisis is a convoluted issue that has required, and will continue…
SPRINGFIELD – When you’re young, discovering and navigating to your passions can be an extensive and arduous journey. But for youth in Lane County, there is a new, dedicated space for hands-on experience, vocational learning, and plenty of room for…
CRESWELL – If you’re familiar with Creswell, you’re familiar with maneuvering expertly through The Jog. If you’re visiting Creswell for the first time, The Jog can definitely be an intimidating part of your drive. The Jog is what Mill Street…
COTTAGE GROVE – Hints of fall foliage are peeking through the tips of trees now, and soon the winter sweaters will need unpacking from storage. Fall has arrived in the Southern Willamette Valley, and Cottage Grove is ready to celebrate.…
SPRINGFIELD – From a party on Main Street, to uncovering of new public art, and a vivid celebration of culture, a trio of events on Sept. 8 in Downtown Springfield put the definition of “community” on full display. The BLOCK…
COTTAGE GROVE – As city planner and Lane County floodplain administrator Eric Mongan delivered the news to city council on Aug. 28, councilor Alex Dreher said, “(Cottage Grove residents) will never know you did this, but thank you so very…
Chase ‘sworn in as CGPD police chief There are many firsts in life – first step, first word, first day of school – and this past Monday was Cory Chase’s first day as Cottage Grove Police Department’s police chief. At the…
SPRINGFIELD – While responding to a call on the morning of Aug. 31, one Springfield Police Department (SPD) officer was shot, and another was struck by fragments from the shots. At 8:09 a.m. on Aug. 31, SPD 911 received multiple…