Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – City officials in Cottage Grove invited community members to a town hall meeting last week to discuss options for balancing the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The library is facing a proposed 56% budget cut, and…
COTTAGE GROVE – The City of Cottage Grove is facing a tight budget year after falling behind on audits and discovering serious accounting errors, leaving the city with a nearly $4.5 million shortfall. In an attempt to get the budget…
COTTAGE GROVE – Tip Tap Grow, a performing arts preschool based in Eugene, is expanding services to a second location in Cottage Grove’s First Presbyterian Church. The preschool had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house last Friday, where folks could…
LANE COUNTY – South Lane County Fire & Rescue is continuing its efforts to raise awareness and spread knowledge about the District’s proposed fire levy that will be on the May 19 ballot. SLCFR has been making its presence known…
SPRINGFIELD – Last Thursday, the Springfield City Club and the League of Women Voters of Lane County hosted a forum for the Springfield seat on the Lane County Board of County Commissioners. The free event featured facilitated and audience questions…
LANE COUNTY – Lane County Commissioner David Loveall is under investigation by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for improperly using the State of the County address in January to promote businesses he owns, improperly filling out ethics paperwork, and mentioning…
SPRINGFIELD – After six rounds of voting and nearly an hour of deliberating, the Springfield City Council decided to appoint Jill Cuadros as the interim Ward 4 councilor. Mary Bridget Smith, city attorney, facilitated deliberations on the interim position during…
SPRINGFIELD – A Willamette Valley Oregon Temple just opened its doors this week. The property at 300 International Way in Springfield has been under construction since Oct. 2022, and now through May 9 (excluding Sundays), folks can see what lies…
COTTAGE GROVE – Incomplete financial audits and accounting inaccuracies have led the City of Cottage Grove to address budget challenges for the next fiscal year. In January of this year, interim finance director Eric Kytola shared his findings of the…
SPRINGFIELD – A community group called Save Springfield Library is organizing library supporters to attend upcoming budget committee meetings to ensure decision-makers are aware of public support for the Springfield Public Library. The call to action serves as an opportunity…