Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
LANE COUNTY – October in the southern Willamette Valley means corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and harvest days. The fall season welcomes traditional family activities like hayrides, pumpkin picking, and Halloween-themed haunted houses. Harvest Days at the Northern Lights Christmas Tree…
COTTAGE GROVE – On Oct. 7 Weyerhaeuser announced its donation of 38 acres of land in Disston to Row River Fire Response (RRFR). The donation comes “as part of the company’s commitment to supporting the health and safety of its…
CRESWELL – Last Friday night, Creswell city manager Vincent Martorello invited the community to an open discussion and introduction. Approximately 20 interested members of the public gathered at the community center, where Martorello discussed his background, his role in the…
COTTAGE GROVE – Excavators, asphalt pavers, signs, and other construction equipment and materials have been scattered through downtown Cottage Grove since early this year. With an end in sight, the downtown revitalization project is expected to be completed by the…
SPRINGFIELD – A wide dynamic range of public commenters addressed the Springfield City Council on Monday, with all eight speakers opposing the recent installation of Flock security cameras around town, emphasizing a tension between the desire for enhanced safety and…
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…
SPRINGFIELD – The directors of the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) are reexamining plans for a prime piece of real estate on Main Street that has been sitting vacant for over a year. On Sept. 4, 2024, SEDA finalized the…
CRESWELL – From a small classroom at Creslane Elementary School, to its own space with an office, resource room, and even a spare room, Creswell’s Family Relief Nursery just got a significant upgrade. On Sept. 23, executive director Kyle Riege…
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.…