Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The public is invited to a series of free webinars featuring conversations with disability advocates, experts, and influencers who will share the latest information on educational and employment access, challenge perceptions about disabilities, and discuss how to remove barriers. •…
Health care and social assistance is a large and steadily growing sector of Oregon’s economy. Although overall job growth slowed recently in Oregon, gains have accelerated in the health care and social assistance sector. Private health care and social…
SPRINGFIELD – One is dead after shots were fired in a burning home, police said. On July 3, around 9:40 p.m., Springfield Police and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a house fire in the 400 block of 37th Street. The…
Jackie “Jack” Blankenship passed away June 30 in Eugene. Jack was born May 16, 1943, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Cleo H. Blankenship and Agnes Blankenship Burris (Hays). He called Oregon home for 65 years. Jack grew up in Corpus Christi,…
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and Janelle Bynum, announced on Monday a combined $9.7 million in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, fencing, aircraft storage, and other projects at airports throughout…
The 93rd annual Western Oregon Exposition Heritage Fair takes place the third week in August and includes educational displays, live music, kids’ games, antique engines, demonstrations, animal exhibits, and more. With a typical attendance of around 3,000 visitors and free…
Alma Fumiko Hesus, UWLC’s Vice President of Resource Development, has been selected to serve as the next President and CEO for United Way of Lane County (UWLC), the board of directors announced this week. Following 40 years of leadership in…
Karen Lee (Viken) Dulley, 76, of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed on May 17, 2025. Born on July 11, 1948, in Eugene, Oregon, to the late Milton Viken and Nancy (Brailsford) Solomon, Karen’s life was a rich tapestry of dedication to…
Protestors are a committed lot. And protestors who show up day after day after day, are way beyond committed. And then there is a small lot of people in our community who are going to walk cross country – in…
Cathern Agatha (Herndon) Brooks beloved wife of James Walter Brooks (deceased), passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 5th, 2025. Cathern (Cathy) was born in Lansing Michigan on May 21st, 1933 and raised in Coral Gables,…