SPRINGFIELD – Congresswoman Val Hoyle is on an outreach blitz, hosting virtual and in-person town halls to hear constituents’ concerns about social, political, and economic anxieties surrounding democracy and governance and its local impacts. Hoyle, who represents Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, most recently held a town hall at Springfield High[Read More…]
Author: Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller - Executive Editor
Cottage Grove Library’s impact spans beyond bookshelves
COTTAGE GROVE – Natasha Chitow’s office is in what she affectionately calls “the city’s living room.” The Cottage Grove Library at 700 E. Gibbs Ave. provides resources, social connections, and support for people of all ages and backgrounds beyond the bookshelves. Among its roles, it offers seniors access to resources[Read More…]
Singing Creek Education Center bringing ‘living history’ front and center in Lane
Imagine plucking history out of the archives and bringing it back to life. That’s what Karen Rainsong gets to do every day. Rainsong is the founder and executive director of Singing Creek Education Center, a nonprofit that offers educational programs for kids and adults that focus on local Indigenous cultures. [Read More…]
‘Spirit’ jumpstarts festival’s heartbeat: BMD reemerges with new leadership, year-round Itinerary
COTTAGE GROVE — A town’s identity is vital to its social, economic, and cultural well-being and contributes to its unique character. Research shows it creates a sense of belonging among residents, fosters tourism and economic growth, and preserves local traditions and customs. If there’s one thing Cottage Grove has in[Read More…]
Rangers stress caution for Springfield saplings
SPRINGFIELD – Not long after good news spread, lousy news came knocking. Just days after the Willamalane Park and Recreation District completed its final stages of replanting 35 acres of blight-resistant filbert trees at Dorris Ranch in February, “a park ranger discovered approximately 50 saplings uprooted from the new[Read More…]
Chronicle Cottage Grove history series debuts
COTTAGE GROVE – Grovers will receive a nice boost in local history this month. In February, the City of Cottage Grove received a Heritage Programs grant to partner with local media and historical organizations to showcase storytelling, photographs, and old-time tidbits that many are likely unaware of. Through March, the[Read More…]
Chamber honors ‘heartbeat of Springfield’ at Inspire Excellence event
SPRINGFIELD — Community members across scores of sectors on Feb. 20 gathered at the Wildish Theater during the annual Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony to celebrate the businesses, the business champions, and the people behind it all that “Inspire Excellence” locally. The Chamber’s track record in 2024 reflects[Read More…]
Driver OK, but vehicle on wrong track
CRESWELL – On Monday, Feb. 10, around 2:09 p.m., passerby Larry Laitinen was driving south of Creswell when he captured this Mercedes Benz C-250 stuck on the railroad tracks a few hundred feet north of Davisson Road. “I was southbound on HW-99 when I was surprised to see the car on[Read More…]
Cottage Grove kid entrepreneur ready to net goals this cookie season
COTTAGE GROVE – Twelve-year-old Caliandra “Cali” Hoffman may be Cottage Grove’s Cookie Tycoon. As a Girl Scout with Cottage Grove Troop No. 2007, Cali’s sales record is in the neighborhood of 1,300 boxes … for the past five years. If that sounds like a lot of cookies, that’s because it[Read More…]
Police Call Logs: Feb. 3-9
Springfield Police Department MONDAY, FEB. 3 (93 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (21), Theft (10), Criminal trespass (5) 12:23 am: Person stop, 285-block S. 18th St. 2:25 am: DUII, 7th St./Main St. 2:47 am: Shot(s) fired, 1719 17th St. 9:03 am: Theft by deception, 1146 Quinalt St. 9:14 am:[Read More…]
Obituaries & Tributes
Death Notices: Duncan, Loftus, Fritz, Howarth, Elam, Knees, Book
■ William Leroy Duncan Jr. 62, of Eugene, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Michael D. Loftus, 73, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Susan Dru Fritz, 65, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Donald Ralph Howarth, 75, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset[Read More…]
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