Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – Austin Gilbert didn’t think his stay on “The Voice” would last much longer than an “Eight Second Ride.” But in one fell swoop, the former bull rider and U.S. Army veteran symbolically had gone from getting kicked off…
CRESWELL – Creswell sure knows how to put on an extra-special Fourth of July party. The town – already famous for its Fourth celebrations, with a pancake breakfast, one of the biggest and best parades in the state, and an…
CRESWELL – With its traditional Grand Parade and a day that’s chock-full of fun activities, the rodeo returns for the second consecutive year to add even more action to the scene. Now, thanks to a local family who wanted to…
COTTAGE GROVE – The chaotic start to his current 50-stop tour could serve as a good metaphor for the lifelong journey Dominick Antonelli has been on. “There were several glitches,” Antonelli said after Sunday evening’s show at The Axe and…
Legendary Cottage Grove swim coach Bud Taylor was honored Saturday, as the 8-lane lap pool at the aquatic center was named after him. COTTAGE GROVE – To hear Bud Taylor tell it, you’d think he was just happy to be…
After playing a live performance at the PNC Live Studio in Portland on Monday, Dominick Antonelli said he was told by multiple people that his music “uplifted their soul.” “It’s so interesting that I can do that,” Antonelli said. Antonelli,…
EUGENE – After a rainy start Saturday afternoon, the sun finally peeked through the dark clouds at PK Park during the Class 5A state championship baseball game. By that time, though, it was the third inning, and things couldn’t have…
COTTAGE GROVE – Doodling in church is generally frowned upon, but it wound up being a wonderful thing for Ian Clevenger. “Ian sat in the pew in front of me in church – he was in middle school then –…
EUGENE – The baseball team’s run to the state’s final four is the latest testament that there’s something contagious going around the Creswell athletic program. It’s been happening this entire school year. Whatever it is, longtime local running guru Dr.…
CRESWELL – Predictably, Dick Heyman was ornery to the very end. Speaking on Monday at Heyman’s Celebration of Life ceremony at Hobby Field, Floyd Bard, President of the Emerald Empire Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, said he…