Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD — Our local Rosies remember a groundbreaking time for women in the workforce. During WWII, over six million women were building planes, welding machines, assembling ships, and doing any job that had previously been held by a man. Although…
THUR-SAT, NOV. 21-24 Bohemia Gold Mining Museum open, 1-4 p.m., 308 S. 10th St., Cottage Grove. Lane Community College Student Production Association: “Small Mouth Sounds” show, 7:30 p.m., 4000 E. 30th Ave., in Building 6, Blue Door Theatre, Room 103.…
Over six million women took wartime jobs during World War II, and three million volunteered with the Red Cross. Yet society did not recognize them until half a century later, when the club was founded. Like Dorothy Key. “I’m not…
SPRINGFIELD – Centennial Elementary School celebrated its 60th birthday on Nov. 8 with a bingo night for students and families. The elementary school has been around since 1964 and has spent years connecting its community with the school. Diane Peterson,…
SPRINGFIELD – The iconic woman flexing her bicep, sleeves rolled, and wearing a red bandanna is a recognized national symbol. She symbolizes Rosie the Riveters, the women who handled the entire country’s home front in the Second World War. Although…
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SPRINGFIELD — “I’m going to sing from the rooftop,” Marie Morgan, 25, said. Her brand new rooftop, that is. Marie, her husband Kees, 26, and their baby Everette, 6 months, moved into their newly finished home on Oct. 23, which…
SPRINGFIELD- Not far from the bustling hub of urban neighborhoods in Eugene and Springfield is a thriving agricultural area. The outskirts of Lane County are scattered with family farms working to feed their community. But besides farm stores and farmers…
HALLOWEEN, THURSDAY, OCT. 31 ■ Springfield City Hall-o-ween, 3:30-5 p.m., City Hall, 225 5th St. Free for all ages. Indoor trick or treating, activities, and more. ■ Thurston’s Trunk or Treat, 5-7 p.m., Parking lot of Conways, 5658 Main St.,…
THURSTON — Students at Thurston High are safe after a “perceived threat” against the school forced a lockdown on Oct. 25. According to the Springfield Police Department (SPD), a mental health assistance hotline notified them about a “specific, reportedly active…