COTTAGE GROVE – Twinberry Commons hosted a Spring Fun Festival on Saturday, April 25 at a familiar location – just outside of historic downtown on the corner of Highway 99 and Main Street.  The building, previously home to the Covered Bridge Brewing Group, has been renovated into the community’s new[Read More…]

Hosting a community event often includes piles of disposable plates, cups, and utensils destined for the landfill – but Lane County has a better solution. Thanks to the Sustainable Events Services (SES) Program, event organizers with more than 250 attendees can now swap single-use plastics and paper products for durable,[Read More…]

An estimated 300 people attended a Town Hall at Lane Community College last week to voice concerns about the future of Social Security with Rep. Val Hoyle, who has been hosting town halls since the start of the year. With a lot to unpack, the discussion kept focus and centered[Read More…]

MEETING LOCATIONS ■ Springfield City Hall: 225 5th St. ■ Creswell City Hall: 72 S. 2nd St. ■ Cottage Grove City Hall: 400 E. Main St. MONDAY, MAY 5 ■ Springfield City Council Work Session, 5:30 p.m. ■ Springfield City Council, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 6 ■ Springfield Library Advisory[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD – Underlining the complexities of modern policing, the Springfield Police Department presented its comprehensive annual Use of Force Report to the Springfield City Council on Monday. Officials characterized this year’s report as the most “comprehensive” and “nuanced” since the department began systematically compiling this data in 2021.   “These[Read More…]

Cottage Grove High School baseball team, as seen in the “Cottage Grove High School Annual” publication, circa 1912, housed at the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society. Identified only through last name, the folks standing are Cellars, McCargar, Hill (coach), Martin, Brumbaugh, and Medley. Sitting are Hendricks, Harlow, Hankins, Atkinson, and Sears.[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD – The City of Springfield celebrated Maddi McGraw, Museum Curator, and Mindy Linder, Community Engagement Specialist, at the Springfield History Museum, who were honored with the 2025 Human Rights Leadership Award at the 22nd Annual Dolores Huerta / Cesar Chavez Celebration, held April 16 at Hamlin Middle School. Presented by the Springfield Alliance for Equity[Read More…]

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 ■ City of Creswell Arbor Day Celebration, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 390 Melton Road. Vendors, tree and swag giveaways, face painting.  ■ Creswell Coffee with a Cop, 10 a.m. at Blue Valley Bistro, 116 Melton Rd. MONDAY, APRIL 28 ■ Springfield City Council Work Session, 5:30 p.m. ■[Read More…]

EUGENE – U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) will host a Senior-focused town hall focused on issues impacting Social Security and Medicare at Lane County Community College on Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30pm.  Representative Hoyle will be joined by special guests former U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio and Max Richtman, President and[Read More…]