Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CORVALLIS – The No. 1 Springfield Millers took down Midwestern League foe No. 5 Crater 70-55 in the semifinals at Oregon State University, advancing to the State Championship game for the second year in a row. It was Springfield’s third win over Crater this season,…
ANAHEIM – The Thurston Junior Cheer (TJC) team traveled to Anaheim, Calif. in late February to compete in the USA Junior Nationals competition. TJC sent two teams, Traditional Red and Black. Both teams claimed National Championships for their divisions, with the Traditional Black team also…
The Board of County Commissioners advanced the recovery process for Holiday Farm Fire survivors on March 2 when it voted to accept a $4.1 million grant from Oregon Housing and Community Services for Holiday Farm Fire recovery. The money can be used for affordable housing…
The Lane Community College Board of Education passed a resolution in support of the Oregon Community College Association’s (OCCA) legislative priorities at its March 1 meeting. The resolution, numbered 678, highlights the critical role that community colleges play in providing education and training to students…
Team Springfield partners jointly signed a statement on Feb. 24 united in the rejection of antisemitism. Team Springfield partners include the City of Springfield, Willamalane Park and Recreation District, Springfield Public Schools, and Springfield Utility Board. The statement reads: “Antisemitic attacks are on the rise…
SALEM – The Springfield girls 8th grade basketball team traveled to Salem in late February and took home the state championship, playing eight games in three days to secure the title. The eighth game coming with a side benefit of revenge. “The team we played…
SHERIFF’S OFFICE: CRESWELL MONDAY, FEB. 27 3:07 am: Stolen vehicle, 60 Village Dr. 4:03 am: Vehicle stop, Masters Ave./Pebble Beach Dr. 5:21 am: Unlawful use of vehicle, 345 E. Oregon Ave. 9:46 am: Dispute, 40 Scott Ln. 1:59 pm: Recovered vehicle, 298 E. Oregon Ave.…
Creswell’s Connor Hanson wins this week’s Athlete of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a consolation finals win at the Class 3A State Tournament last weekend. After a quarterfinal loss to No. 2 De La Salle North Catholic, in which Hanson scored 12 points,…
The nineteenth century was a kind of golden age of body snatching. Digging up the freshly dead to cash the corpses in at the back door of a nearby medical school was — well, not common exactly, but far from unheard-of. So when, around the…