Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Everyone was having a good time Wednesday at Springfield’s Island Park. It was the highlight event of the Concert in the Park series, featuring Candy Apple Bleu. It almost ended up being a sellout crowd after a long…
SPRINGFIELD – Scott Southworth says his annual trip back to Springfield always feels kind of like a high school reunion because he gets to see so many old friends. Well, this year will be extra special. Because of Covid, he…
Beau Eastlund shows some emotion during Greg Nestler’s performance. Jimmy Sanders mans the keyboard for Nestler’s band. Nestler plays a riff on his electric guitar. Daddy Rabbit performs. Lisa Varga of Eugene dances with her 8-year old niece Yvette Varga…
RON HARTMAN / CHRONICLE PHOTO- Greg Nestler performs at the PublicHouse in Springfield on Friday evening. SPRINGFIELD – Greg Nestler is playing this Friday at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival in Cottage Grove. On July 28, Nestler and his band…
Penny Glass does her comedy routine at the Covered Bridge. COTTAGE GROVE – When David Ledbetter used to watch Mitch Hedberg and Ron White tell jokes on TV, he knew he had found his dream job. “The first time I…
Peter Bellerby/NW Sports PicsGrady Thurman, who attended elementary and middle school in Creswell, finished his high school career in Eugene. EUGENE – Although he’s finished only one year of college, Grady Thurman says the game of soccer has already taken him…
COTTAGE GROVE – Back to normal? Or perhaps a bit better than back to normal. That’s the way life is nowadays from the viewpoint of local musicians. “There’s so much more gratitude, actually, so much more excitement,” Sequel keyboard player Geena…
The Creswell High School jazz band performs this past Tuesday in its spring concert. Cardenas CRESWELL – Gonzalo Cardenas no longer looks at his trombone as a “big slidey thing.” “On the first day of band we had to choose…
On a cold, windy and rainy day, the 2022 Rainy Day Blues Festival was moved from Island Park in Springfield to Mac’s in Eugene, and the festival was a smash hit. Only days before the event, there was talk of…
Tracy Kribs, Willamalane Special Events and Operations Program Manager volunteered with the relay race, giving racers final instructions before leaving the start/finish line.A student launches a Styrofoam rocket during the Run/Jump/Throw event on Thursday at Les Schwab Sports Park in…