Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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SUB, Willamalane updates
SUB: Power restoration for most will be ready by the weekend SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Utility Board on Wednesday announced that power restoration for most customers will be completed by the weekend. There are homes and businesses that have individual damage or that have difficult…
Power outages, tree debris dominate post-storm work
As the ice melted and a welcome thaw set over the southern Willamette Valley this week, the rising temperatures matched frustrated residents and volunteers. Lane County, Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Creswell all declared a state of emergency last week – a declaration that should speed…
PeaceHealth home care nurses set strike for Feb. 1-14
SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth home care nurses will strike from Feb. 1-14 in response to failed bargaining negotiations with PeaceHealth executives for sufficient pay. Negotiations began Feb. 14, 2023. The strike will not affect operations at PeaceHealth hospitals and clinics in Lane County and it will…
Volunteers, warming center caught in quandary
SPRINGFIELD – St. Vincent de Paul’s Egan Warming Center at the Memorial Building at 765 A St. had self-proclaimed “rogue” volunteers who chose to keep the center open past its usual closing time of 8 a.m. on Jan. 16. John Helmer, who has been volunteering…
Business owners cope, adjust, look ahead
Today marks the 13th day of combating the ice storm’s repurcussions. Over the last two weeks, Lane County communities have struggled, and local businesses were not any different. Some found ways to manage through the destruction, though. Main Street Sweets owner Carrie Boehm hasn’t been…
Tough sledding for anglers
Last week’s winter storm brought ice and snow to much of the Willamette Valley and heavy rain to the entire Oregon coast, completely suspending the winter steelhead season from one end of the state to the other. In the Siuslaw and Alsea river drainages, the…
Police Briefs, Public Safety: Week of Jan. 25
House fire leaves 1 dead ■ COTTAGE GROVE — On Jan. 16 just after 2:30 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies and South Lane Fire & Rescue personnel responded to a report of a fully involved house fire in the 37000 block of Meyer Road outside…
Classifieds: Week of Jan. 25
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