Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – There are good ideas, there are great ideas … and then there are ideas like the Metropolitan Rhythm & Blues Revue. It’s simple. The music students put together a show with professional adult musicians from the community…
SPRINGFIELD – It was early in the first set, and the crowd was still sampling their beignets and chicken sausage gumbo Friday night as Left on Tenth performed during the inaugural Bourbon Street Festival at PublicHouse. You kind of got…
SPRINGFIELD – Where does one begin when trying to rank Gary Bowden’s accomplishments as a wrestling coach? Tough question. But his favorite team? That’s a pretty easy call. It’s the 2002 Thurston state championship team, which was honored Saturday night…
SPRINGFIELD — Hmmm … what kind of party theme makes sense for early February? “Our team came together and we immediately thought about Mardi Gras,” said Christine Vosters, events and music coordinator at PublicHouse. “It’s the first time we’re doing…
COTTAGE GROVE – Katie Sontag has a passionate personality. She doesn’t believe in doing anything halfway when she finds something that really strikes her fancy. Take her band, for instance. KT & The Love Notes is all about love –…
COTTAGE GROVE – With a 5-4 record, the Cottage Grove Lions aren’t exactly a high-flying bunch. It was refreshing, though, for the Lions and their fans to see senior star Brennen Murphy earn his wings again. Murphy scored a career-high…
COTTAGE GROVE – Thank goodness for silver linings.After losing both games of its own holiday tournament, the Cottage Grove girls could find some solace in knowing they are indeed growing and improving as a team.Stayton (5-1) rolled to a convincing…
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — As a kid growing up in Creswell, Clint Runyon was often told he should break the family mold and not join the military. His dad was a Vietnam veteran and both grandfathers had fought in World War…
EUGENE – Cottage Grove’s Jaden Owens and Carter Bengtson made a bit of history Saturday as they placed 3rd and 6th, respectively, at the Class 4A state cross country meet at Lane Community College. It was the first time that…
CRESWELL – Even at age 92, Norm Few has a knack for remembering people’s names. There’s a method to his madness, though. “I’ll see somebody and they’ll say, ‘I bet you don’t remember me,’ I’ve got this all figured out,…