Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Colonel Richard “Dick” Michael Heyman Jr.: May 25, 1924 – Jan. 25, 2026 This story was first published on Jan. 28 and has been updated as more reporting has been conducted. Fighter pilot extraordinaire Colonel Richard “Dick” Michael Heyman Jr.,…
SPRINGFIELD – In many ways, Izabella and Carson are just a couple of typical fifth-graders. In other ways, though, they’re a couple of quite extraordinary students in a dual-immersion (half-English, half-Spanish) program at Guy Lee Elementary School – and loving…
EUGENE – Like many couples, Darin and Jennifer Campbell had been through their fair share of ups and downs. Then life really became a roller-coaster one tragic afternoon about 15 years ago when Jennifer caught some thieves rummaging through the…
EUGENE – Saturday’s “Return of the Mac” showdown between Pleasant Hill and Ridgeview was the two-week tournament’s featured attraction because of the coaching matchup: former University of Oregon stars Luke Jackson and Maarty Leunen were revisiting the scene of their…
THURSTON – Teagan Merritt, a 16-year-old junior at Thurston High School, woke up last week thinking she was a 14-year-old 8th-grader at Thurston Middle School. It was a typical response for someone with a severe brain injury, the result of…
CRESWELL – This basketball season just isn’t going to be the same without the “Gonzaga Grandma.” Barbara Few, who would have turned 93 next month, died on Friday, Nov. 14 after a three- or four-week illness, according to her husband,…
PLEASANT HILL – Building a successful volleyball program is never easy. You have to install a system and build a culture. Every great program has to establish a sense of continuity that brings good players into the mix every year. …
Carter Bengtson wasn’t born to run, it was just something he chose to pursue. And when Carter Bengtson puts his mind to something … well, let’s just say you don’t want to be part of the opposition. After dominating the…
COTTAGE GROVE – Skip Jones didn’t take the traditional route to rock’n’roll stardom. His journey started in 1969 when he decided to leave the Bay Area and move to Eugene. On his bicycle. “I moved here on my bicycle in…
SPRINGFIELD – Candy Apple Bleu sure has ripened well with age. Everyone wanted an extra slice of the Eugene-area band Thursday evening as the 2025 Summer Concert Series, hosted by the Willamette Park and Recreation District, ended in grand style,…