Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Jaxon Eastwood says his favorite event is the pommel horse. Hmmm. That’s a little odd to hear. Because the local gymnastics star is all about high bars. Last Friday, while representing the National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in…
SAGINAW – If you’re looking at possible spots to host your wedding this summer, go ahead and cross Saginaw Vineyard off your list. They’re all booked. “It’s all because of the goats,” owner Jack Tibbetts said recently. “We seriously had…
CRESWELL – This is a milestone year for Creswell’s Richard Heyman. On May 25, he turns 100 years old. He just found out that there’s an even bigger reason to celebrate, though. The retired Air Force Colonel – who was…
COTTAGE GROVE – Saturday night’s Battle of I-5 Holiday Tournament girls final was quite a test of wills. Crosstown rivals Pleasant Hill and Creswell weren’t backing down from one another. Ultimately, the Billies were able to stand up to that…
SPRINGFIELD – There was a time when The Vampirates used to get a little wild onstage, and “sometimes even beat the (heck) out of each other a little bit,” recalls drummer Dave Masud. “We were playing a show in France,…
COTTAGE GROVE – Several years back, Hal Hartzell was asked if he had ever thought about what kind of legacy he had hoped to leave behind. He said he was proud of his work. He planted a million trees, and…
Popular local author to discuss new book at Creswell Library EUGENE – It was George Mallory – and not Sir Edmund Hillary – who first uttered the phrase “Because it is there,” before attempting to scale Mount Everest, which at…
CRESWELL – They’re moving on up! The Cascade Kids are an amazing, one-family band, ranging in age from 10 to 16. With five siblings currently in the band, they’re getting better so fast it’s almost scary. There are a total…
GOSHEN – It takes a village to be an effective firefighting operation. If a link in the chain breaks down, firefighters can risk losing everything – the property they’re trying to protect, the citizens who live there, their own personal…
PLEASANT HILL – For a couple of members from Creswell’s 2004 state championship basketball team, Sunday’s first-ever Creswell-Pleasant Hill alumni basketball doubleheader was an awesome trip down the Billies’ lane. For Pleasant Hill’s Braedyn Cantrell, the star of the day…