Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – The Marcola Meadows development at the northern edge of central Springfield is nearing its end much faster than expected. “We’ll be done and developed by the end of this year. Our plan was 2025, so we’re almost two…
COTTAGE GROVE – Councilors Mike Fleck, Chalice Savage, and Jon Stinnett may be up for recall in a special election this winter, which, if pushed through, could cost taxpayers over $15,000. Anyone who is a registered voter in the district…
SPRINGFIELD – The City is negotiating with the development team to exercise the loan forgiveness route in the contract regarding the Blue McKenzie project: a $34 million initiative to transform the parking lot between the old Buick dealership and the…
CRESWELL –– Once Kate Heerspink discovered interior design, it was full steam ahead. Heerspink grew up in Eagle River, Alaska, and said interior designers were few and far between in the backwoods of the state. But when she was in…
COTTAGE GROVE –– A special regular meeting was placed on Cottage Grove City Council’s calendar for July 31 to discuss the recruitment process for a new city manager, as Richard Meyers announced his upcoming retirement a couple weeks ago, which…
At 16 years old, I realized journalism was the perfect career for me. As my sophomore year of high school was nearing the end, someone asked me to write an article for The Talon, Oak Park High School’s newspaper. There…
SPRINGFIELD – There are people who litter and people who pick up litter. Julie Sonam is the latter. Sonam grew up on a farm in Central Oregon. She’s lived in Springfield for about 15 years and has been picking up…
SPRINGFIELD — More details have surfaced regarding the ethics investigation of a Lane County Commissioner and Springfield developer, David Loveall, as a public records request was received after the print deadline last week. The Springfield Economic Devlopment Agency (SEDA) board…
COTTAGE GROVE — The City’s new police chief will either be Cory Chase, who is the Port of Portland Police Department assistant chief of police, or Sean Lundry, who is the Sandy Police Department lieutenant – and that decision will…
Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include information from a public records request received after this week’s print deadline. SPRINGFIELD — An ethics investigation is underway involving David Loveall, founder and managing partner of Masaka Properties, LLC. Loveall…