Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
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…
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…
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 – 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…
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.…
SPRINGFIELD – More than 100 people filled Springfield City Hall and about two dozen more joined online during a City Council meeting Sept. 2 – with several people citing privacy concerns over a new surveillance system. During the council’s first…
SPRINGFIELD – Downtown Springfield transformed into what some called “the best party in Lane County” last Friday night. What is the Springfield Block Party? It is five blocks of Main St. from Pioneer Parkway to S. 7th St., and roughly…
COTTAGE GROVE – Thousands of dollars and two months painting paid off with countless memories at the installation of the Goose Train mural at Bohemia Park’s entry plaza in Cottage Grove. The dedication of the mural took place last Friday…