Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Butter churning, grain grinding, sewing, puppet making, games and songs, washing clothes, gardening, herbal walks, and trading with a fur trapper are just a few of the activities that Singing Creek Education Center offers to kids through its…
CRESWELL – The Sept. 10 meeting at the Creswell Community Center brought together Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, local administrators, and residents to discuss upcoming changes to floodplain maps in the Creswell and Cottage Grove areas. The update, part…
SPRINGFIELD – Starting in October, Willamalane hosts a variety of different Halloween celebrations, drawing in thousands of visitors during the district’s busiest times of year. Willamalane’s first fall event of the season kicks off with Ghostly Golf on Oct. 3.…
SPRINGFIELD– During the Springfield city council meeting on Sept. 15, city surveyor Jeremy Sherer earned unanimous council approval to designate city-owned land as surplus in the area South of Mount Vernon and along Linda Lane. The city acquired a total…
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board (SUB) leaders and staff are ready to celebrate customers during National Public Power Week, offering free coffee as a token of appreciation while also marking its 75th anniversary of service to the community. The weeklong…
EUGENE – On a short drive up Dillard Road on a big farm between Creswell and Eugene, alpacas are aplenty. Ann and Mike Dockendorf have been operating their alpaca farm at 33005 Dillard Rd. since 2007. Aragon Alpacas, complete with…
SPRINGFIELD – Roughly 100 people gathered in the city council chamber at town hall last week to talk with the mayor about proposed budget cuts to Springfield’s library. On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Mayor Sean VanGordon had an open discussion with…
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield welcomed its newest affordable housing units to the north neighborhood on Sept. 9. The brand-new complex at 1875 16th St. features 39 units with three studios, 30 one-bedrooms, and six two-bedroom apartments. According to Darcy Phillips, the…
COTTAGE GROVE – What started as a chilly and overcast morning in a small town 30 minutes south of Eugene ended as a monumental, record-breaking day for the City of Cottage Grove. On Sept. 13, roughly 400 people gathered on…
SPRINGFIELD – An estimated 40 members of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 851, clad in matching yellow shirts, attended the public comment section to advocate for its own fire district during the Sept. 2 Springfield City Council meeting.…