SPRINGFIELD – Teachers are integral parts of society, and unfortunately, it’s usually a thankless job. Last week however, one Springfield teacher, Scott Crowell, was recognized after winning the Regional Teacher of the Year Award. Each year the Oregon Department of Education partners with the Oregon Lottery to recognize the work[Read More…]
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Activists honored at SAfER event
SAfER’s new homebase, Casa de la Unidad, opened its doors last Saturday, welcoming in activists both seasoned and green. Their motto? Respectful and relentless. Their work? Lives up to the name. The parsonage building, property of the Ebbert Memorial Methodist Church, was built in 1916. Recently, the church agreed to[Read More…]
Creswell, Cottage Grove roads see construction
Creswell and Cottage Grove residents can expect to see construction on common stretches of highways. In Cottage Grove, construction is underway on Highway 99 on the northern end of Cottage Grove. The roughly $6.3 million “Urban Upgrade” project will cover a stretch of Highway 99 between Woodson Place and where[Read More…]
GreyMatter full of color at Block Party
SPRINGFIELD – Friday’s Block Party truly had something for everyone. With games for kids and adults, food and drinks, eight music stages and 30 local businesses involved, it made for a fun and peaceful atmosphere – despite the falling ash in the air from Oregon wildfires. Nearly everyone at the[Read More…]
Myriad talent rollicks, rocks The Block Party Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Not even the smoke could stop the community from filling the streets in Downtown on Friday night for The Springfield BLOCK Party. Local vendors, organizations and new business owners brought their unique stories, causes and products to put on display on Friday, Sept. 9 Close to 5,000 community[Read More…]
Bohemia Food Hub spreading its wings in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – Ever wonder what’s going on inside that iconic butterfly building? Turns out there is even more than meets the eye. Sitting across the street from Bohemia Park, the butterfly building is home to Bohemia Food Hub, a 3,500-square-foot commercial kitchen with a developed food truck court and[Read More…]
Weyerhaeuser Mill workers go on strike
For the first time in 36 years, Weyerhaeuser employees in Oregon and Washington voted to strike last night, citing low wage increases and healthcare premiums. Over 200 employees at the Weyerhaeuser plant in Cottage Grove joined the walkout. Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing was on the picket line Tuesday morning.[Read More…]
Everybody’s gone surfin’, Surfin’ USA.
COTTAGE GROVE – It was 1963 and the Beach Boys had just released their first big hit, Surfin’ USA. Dick Dale is largely credited with creating surf music, which was especially popular from 1958-64, just before the Beatles came to America. Jan and Dean were immensely popular, and just about[Read More…]
EWEB pitches water treatment plant
GLENWOOD – At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) was scheduled to provide information to council on a proposed water treatment plant, potentially located in Glenwood. EWEB is interested in constructing a Willamette River Water Treatment Plant in Glenwood to improve the resiliency and redundancy of[Read More…]
Water! Water!
Emergency: A sudden, unexpected serious situation that requires immediate action. It’s because the need is sudden, and most often unexpected, that we need to be prepared at all times. We’ve been lucky here in the Willamette Valley; we haven’t had any major weather events beyond the frequent, and comparably mild,[Read More…]