On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Oldest & Coldest Parade will wrap around Springfield streets with the theme “Gingerbread Kisses & Christmas Wishes.” The parade will start at 1 p.m. at 21st and Olympic, down Mohawk Boulevard, and end at Pioneer Parkway East and Main Street. The grand marshal is International[Read More…]
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Deputies arrest theft suspect in Veneta
On Nov. 13 at about 7 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the City of Veneta received information a stolen camper trailer was in the area of the 87700 block of Territorial Highway, Veneta. When deputies arrived, they discovered the trailer was occupied by Travos James Bechtol, 30, and[Read More…]
Incident Reports: Vehicle crashe, phone scam circulating, elude suspect arrested on Territorial
Cottage Grove man dies in 1-vehicle crash COTTAGE GROVE – On Nov. 5 at about 9 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies and fire personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 34500 block of Row River Road, Cottage Grove. The vehicle, a 1992 Toyota pickup, had left the roadway, overturned,[Read More…]
Creswell & Cottage Grove election results: Mayors, city council, state reps
Last week at the polls, a city councilor in both Creswell and Cottage Grove took at chance at the mayor’s seat. Only one was victorious by the night’s end. Creswell City Councilor Nick Smith will soon be called “mayor,” after defeating opponent Kevin Prociw by a 10% margin. Smith earned[Read More…]
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Creswell, Lorane granges earn national award
In September, two Lane County Granges — Creswell Grange #496 and Lorane Grange #54 — were named National Distinguished Granges by Christine Hamp, National Grange president. In November, they will be recognized during a ceremony at the 158th National Grange Convention in Bettendorf, Iowa. They are among 36 community granges[Read More…]
Creswell School District Students of the Month: September 2024
Creswell High School Students of the Month Creswell Middle School Students & Citizens of the Month From left: Joshua Trout, Savannah Thompson, Joan Michelet, Aaliyah Kaufmann, Racquel Leach, Paisley Bielskis, Eliott Breslaw, Pearl Kinney, Piper Horvath, Aubrey Moran, Maizie Cole, Jessalyn Caldwell, Abel Rich, Carson Nojiri, Hannah Terry, Daniel Shellhart, Douglass[Read More…]
Cottage Grove HS principal placed on paid leave
COTTAGE GROVE — Kevin Herington, Cottage Grove High School principal, was placed on paid administrative leave last week, with South Lane School District citing “personal circumstances,” in a letter addressed to to community and signed by Brian McCasline, interim superintendent. Chris Wells, assistant principal, is serving as acting principal to,[Read More…]
Creswell’s Kathi Holst earns Lane Regional Teacher of the Year
CRESWELL — A Creswell Middle School teacher was greeted with a surprise of her life on Wednesday, Sept. 18, after walking into a hush-hush all-assembly announcing Kathryn “Kathi” Holst as one of Oregon’s 18 2024-25 Regional Teachers of the Year. The award is bestowed upon Holst by The Oregon Department[Read More…]
