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In Brief: Cottage Grove City Council Roundup

COTTAGE GROVE – The chambers were lively, and at times disruptive, during this past Monday’s city council meeting on Jan. 8. Cottage Grove City Council navigated through impactful topics, switching gears effortlessly with the skill of someone who knows all their favorite television channels would…

Creswell boasts cutting-edge facility, made to order by UO

CRESWELL – “The Jake” opened this past October for the University of Oregon at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell. The facility – formally named Peter & Jan Jacobsen Oregon Golf Teaching Facility – offers indoor/outdoor capabilities for training during any type of weather.  “Coach…

Negotiations continue between ONA, PeaceHealth

SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth executives continue to deny home care nurses equal pay with their colleagues who work at the RiverBend hospital and with nurses at similar home health agencies, according to Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). Although ONA stated that four hours were spent on Jan.…

Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Jan. 11

SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JAN. 1 (74 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (19), Dispute (8), Driving while suspended (5)  12:05 am: Driving while suspended, Hutton St./Beltline Rd. 2:28 am: DUII, 2816 Main St. 3:31 am: Theft of services, 5335 Daisy St. 8:51 am: Criminal…

Reviving the past

Former Knickerbocker building to live again, this time as Cottage Grove’s ‘Bohemia Inn’ COTTAGE GROVE – The resurgence of main streets in small towns has dug its heels in deep on East Main Street in downtown Cottage Grove. At 610 E. Main St., property owner and…

PeaceHealth nurses choose not to strike, yet

Home care and hospice nurses are waiting until after the negotiation meeting with PeaceHealth this week to decide if striking is their best option. SPRINGFIELD –  PeaceHealth is under scrutiny again regarding allegations of unfair wages and difficulty retaining staff within its home care and…