Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EUGENE – Few people get a chance to live out their dream. Dyrol Burleson is one of those lucky people. Because the former Cottage Grove High School star was so dedicated and so determined and so doggone good at distance…
CRESWELL – After enduring a decade-long football playoff drought, this was the season Creswell expected to bust down the door and crash the postseason party. The Bulldogs are still hopeful of receiving an invitation. But after Friday night’s 37-6 loss…
CRESWELL – As they enter into a new football season, the Creswell Bulldogs are using their own version of the Dewey Decimal System. Let’s call this one Dewey 2.0. One steady tradition throughout coach Scott Worsham’s tenure has been outstanding…
SPRINGFIELD – It would be one of the understatements of the year to say that Thurston boys soccer coach Jake Bonnett is glowing with optimism about the upcoming season. The first game at home against Cottage Grove was weeks away…
SPRINGFIELD – In many ways, Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Yakima Valley Pippins in the season finale was a microcosm of the Springfield Drifters’ season. Great pitching. Good defense. A lack of power and timely hitting. And another one-run loss. …
SPRINGFIELD – Music fans found the perfect way to beat the heat last Wednesday as they came to Island Park for the 2023 Sounds Like Summer concert series finale. They took a Left on Wilson. The Portland-area band –…
COTTAGE GROVE – Nobody was wearing formal attire. Admission was free. Kids were running around in the grass. Tasty treats were available in the food trucks. Same deal as it is every year when the Eugene Symphony makes its annual…
COTTAGE GROVE – It has already been a busy summer for Inner Limits, which is just the way they like it. “As soon as Memorial Day hits, every Friday and Saturday is pretty much booked through Labor Day,” band leader…
SPRINGFIELD – With all-time classic songs such as “Under the Boardwalk,” “Stand By Me,” and “This Magic Moment,” the Drifters have produced some of the most timeless R&B music ever made. John Over has produced a few magic moments himself…
COTTAGE GROVE – Many fans probably never realized that Johnny Cash and Elvis were so closely linked. Of course, two particular performers – Cottage Grove’s Larry E. Thompson and Eugene’s David Lomond, the “Hawaiian Voice of the King” – aren’t…