Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
COTTAGE GROVE – Almost everyone had heard the rumors. Financial woes had become such a burden for the organization to bear, that it might no longer be able to host the annual Bohemia Mining Festival. Judging by the reaction of…
SPRINGFIELD – Stories have been written before about Ethan Holub. Someday, his life story might be a best-selling book. Heck, they might even make a movie out of it. For right now, though, we’re going to flip through some of…
COTTAGE GROVE – Noah Wemple was only 15 when he lost his father, Edd, who died of a sudden aneurysm at age 37. Since that time, Father’s Day has been immensely important to him, because in those 15 short years,…
SPRINGFIELD – Bobby Blandford’s two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday night lifted the Springfield Drifters to a 4-3 victory over the Cowlitz Black Bears at Hamlin Field. “It was really satisfying coming off the bat…
SPRINGFIELD – It wasn’t quite like seeing Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, but still, the Roaring Rapids Pizza Company was the place to be on a gorgeous Thursday night as ElkBLUESington put on a Blues Brothers-themed performance in front of…
The fireworks won’t start until the evening, but there will be plenty of live music lighting up the stages in Springfield and Creswell on the Fourth of July. Springfield gets the ball rolling with two stages at Island Park for…
JUNCTION CITY – Marc Bickley got more than he bargained for on his 50th birthday. After losing 50 pounds, the financial adviser for Edward Jones celebrated his big day – Thursday, June 15 – by running, and walking, 50 miles…