Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – As you can imagine, anyone who grows up with Jenny Don’t as a stage name is going to play with a bit of an edge. Ready to push the limits. Music with an attitude. “I was ornery growing up. People were always saying,…
COTTAGE GROVE — Not much has changed regarding recall election results, but there was more unofficial data released last week. The second batch of unofficial results for the potential recall of councilors Alex Dreher, Mike Fleck, and Chalice Savage was released Aug. 6 at 5…
SPRINGFIELD — If you have a record fire season, you need a record response team, and that’s the plan Oregon is moving forward with. Last week, Senator Ron Wyden and Rep. Val Hoyle gathered at a press conference in Springfield to provide updates around wildfire…
With the multiple fires in Lane County constituting a burn, reinforcements have come from all over the country. On Aug. 9, Senator Ron Wyden, Representative Val Hoyle, and members of the Department of Forestry held a press conference to address the raging fire season. According…
• On Aug. 12, Creswell City Council was in low attendance, with councilors Kent Clark, Nick Smith, and Mayor Dave Stram on excused absence. • The League of Oregon Cities (LOC) prepared a survey to determine the top five legislative priorities for the 2025 biennial…
SPRINGFIELD – Hamlin Sports Complex, home of the Drifters, is usually filled with hotdogs, sunscreen, and cheers from the stands. Instead, on an idle Tuesday afternoon, the stands were empty and the home field, which usually features West Coast League players, was bursting with energetic…
COTTAGE GROVE – After witnessing the true power of their athletic potential at the 2022 World Track & Field Championships, Cottage Grove residents relished in the glory of watching their Botswana guests win gold in the 200 meters and silver in the men’s 4×400 during…
Legendary Chicago Cubs infielder Ernie Banks was known for saying, “Let’s play two!” because he loved baseball so much, he was ready to play a doubleheader every day. I used to write a monthly “50 first names only” column – essentially an “If you know,…
SPRINGFIELD – The projects in Nano were started well before I was involved in Rotary or any kind of humanitarian work. It all began with a sanitarian named Ron Baker sitting in his home in Roseburg, Ore., watching TV. A news report covering a refugee…