Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL — Mayor Nicholas Smith and the Creswell City Council awarded a tribute plaque to the Creswell High School girls’ track team for earning its first Class 3A team title in program history at the city council meeting on Monday.…
Springfield basketball legend Marshall Cho will return to Springfield after 30 years to host a fundraiser and “Coach Cho” clinic on Saturday, July 26. It will be for boys and girls from grades 6th to 12th. Girls will participate from…
CRESWELL — It started with a thunderous sound that reverberated through the air as thousands poured into the streets of Creswell for the annual Fourth of July parade. The planned military flyover was making its round and eliciting a synchronous…
The Prefontaine Classic 2025 wrapped up last weekend at Hayward following the boom of fireworks and the scent of BBQ on July 5. Springfield legend Maria Mutola was celebrated, with the 800-meter race named in her honor. Now retired, the…
PLEASANT HILL — Alan Stearns has been selected as Pleasant Hill’s new assistant principal and athletic director and was approved by the board last week, according to Pleasant Hill’s Principal Chris Reiersgaard. “I’m really excited to learn about the new…
EUGENE – Walking into the Farmer’s Market Pavilion last Thursday, one could see the harmony of BLAQ Youth’s second-annual 2025 Juneteenth Community Gathering. Music swelled around the building while joyous participants, old and young, danced across the stage. Vibrant greens,…
The Nike Outdoor Nationals, an event for high school and middle school track and field athletes, finished at Hayward Field last week. It also wrapped up Cottage Grove’s Carter Bengtson’s high school career, and in the most Bengtson fashion, he…
EUGENE – Lane County residents looking to celebrate Juneteenth can find only two events marked on the calendar for this year: Eugene’s Rhythm and Resilience Juneteenth Celebration and BLAQ Youth Inc.’s Community Gathering. The Rhythm and Resilience Juneteenth Celebration, run…
BASEBALL Sky-Em League Second Team ■ Christian Spear, IF, CGHS Honorable Mention ■ Micah Spear, C, CGHS ■ Isaiah Cushman, IF, CGHS Mountain Valley Conference ■ Coach of The Year: Kevin Feist First Team ■ Kaden Fisher, 1B, PHHS ■…
EUGENE — Carl Wilkerson, a native of Creswell and a 30-year veteran of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, was appointed Sheriff on Wednesday afternoon. “This is truly one of the most humbling times of my life,” Wilkerson said. “I am honored…