Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
After years of barely hanging on, we have no choice but to let go. The reality is that since the pandemic, we’ve been clinging by the tips of our fingers – believing wholly, as we still do, in the value of local, independent journalism in…
SPRINGFIELD – Last week, Urban Jazz Dance Company performed interpretive ASL dance as part of the Springfield Public Library and History Museum’s annual outdoor multicultural Summer Reading Celebration. Deaf instructor Antoine Hunter invited kiddos and crowd members to learn basic sign language motions and taught…
CRESWELL – During her last meeting on city council, Staci Holt suggested that councilors opt out of the council stipend. City councilors do not receive an hourly wage or salary and serve the community as volunteers. Instead, they are provided a stipend. A predetermined amount…
CRESWELL – City officials presented to the city council on Monday night about Creswell’s Hobby Field airport, providing a financial overview of operations, grant history, and transfers from the general fund to the airport fund. City manager Vincent Martorello said Shelley Humble, airport manager, and…
CRESWELL – At Monday night’s city council work session, Mayor Nick Smith announced the resignation of councilor Staci Holt, effective that meeting. “Serving this community has been an honor, and I will miss this lovely small town and its people. It has been a privilege…
CRESWELL – The legend and evolution of Bigfoot continues to grow, and the citizens of Creswell and surrounding communities couldn’t be happier about it. Bigfoot Fudge Factory, located adjacent to the Creswell Library, is so-named because its fudge and ice cream are scary good. “I…
COTTAGE GROVE – After 44 years serving rural communities as a nonprofit transportation provider, South Lane Wheels announced it will cease operations effective Friday, August 7. Founded in 1982, SLW aimed to provide safe, reliable, and economical transportation for folks in South Lane and North…
LANE COUNTY – While no wildfires were reported in Lane County as of Tuesday, smoke began seeping into the southern Willamette Valley from neighboring counties this week, prompting agencies to urge residents to limit smoke exposure and to be prepared for conditions to change. On…
■ GLENWOOD — A Lane County sheriff’s deputy was injured while making an arrest on July 31 after responding to a report of menacing in the 4200 block of Franklin Boulevard. Deputies arrived to find that 40-year-old Douglas Alvin Haley had assaulted an employee at…