Breanna Dapron, 20, succumbed to her injuries after a Jan. 19 shooting in a residence on West 18th Avenue in Eugene. She was a two-sport star at Creswell High, where she graduated in 2021. EUGENE — Shots fired at a Eugene residence led to the arrest of three people and[Read More…]
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Sweat Equity: Habitat of Central Lane’s largest home development gaining momentum
SPRINGFIELD – Sandwiched between R and Q streets, development is underway for Habitat for Humanity of Central Lane’s largest home development in its 30-year history, Fischer Village. “We are going for high density so we can build more homes on a single piece of property,” said John Aaron, construction project[Read More…]
Worlds collide at hyper-local wedding
You may have noticed my byline has grown by a whopping 13 letters in recent months. Lance and I tied the knot on June 21 – seven years since our first encounter at a dinky dive bar in Avis, Pa.Much like this column, our wedding had been a long time[Read More…]
Council, mayor races heat up in Cottage Grove
Grovers got some decisions to make at the poll in November. There are three open positions on Cottage Grove City Council, including Ward 1, Ward 3 and the at-large positions. Incumbents Chalace Savage (Ward 1) and Mike Fleck (at Large) face competition at the polls, including Donald Morris (Ward 1), [Read More…]
Downtown Springfield LTD station dedicated to DeFazio
A ‘SWEET’ SEND-OFF SPRINGFIELD – Thirty-six. Count ‘em. Thirty six white and blue balloons strung around the Lane Transit District Downtown Station last week. Thirty-six years of representing Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Last week, area leaders gathered to “welcome home” Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield), who will retire from office in[Read More…]
Friendly face retiring from Creswell City Hall
CRESWELL – For over two decades, there has been one constant at Creswell City Hall – Roberta Tharp. You’ve seen her sitting on the far right side of the council dais, keys clanking persistently through council proceedings, speaking out in hushed but confident tones when correcting council protocol, a steadfast[Read More…]
Police need help ID’ing suspects
LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/CRESLANE SECURITY STILLTwo suspects, believed to be two juvenile boys, broke into Creslane Elementary School on July 28. Police are looking for help identifying the suspects. Call 541-682-4150 opt 1. Reference Case #22-4136. CRESWELL – Two young suspects were captured on video stealing ice cream and smearing[Read More…]
Video: Creslane burglars steal ice cream, smear paint
CRESWELL – Two young suspects were captured on video stealing ice cream and smearing paint over the walls and floors of a Creslane Elementary School classroom on Wednesday, July 28 around 3 a.m. Police are seeking public assistance in identifying the suspects, seen here in this security footage. Tom Speldrich,[Read More…]
Foster Farms: No plans to reopen Creswell facility
CRESWELL – There are no immediate plans for the Foster Farms chicken plant to reopen in Creswell; however, when an application for a water quality permit renewal surfaced, it ruffled some feathers in anticipation of what more may come. Jason Gentemann, Pacific Northwest Division complex manager for Foster Farms, said[Read More…]
EWEB targets Glenwood for new water facility
SPRINGFIELD – Two keywords drive the supply of drinking water: resiliency and redundancy. The Eugene Water & Electric Board has eyes for Glenwood’s section of the Willamette River to bolster both R’s for the region. This week, Karen Kelley and Wallace McCullough, water operations managers, along with Rodney Price, assistant[Read More…]