Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – The Blue McKenzie Project – a $34 million initiative to transform the parking lot between the old Buick dealership and the U.S. Post Office on A Street into a mixed-use residential building – is not moving forward as originally planned. Property owner Robert…
COTTAGE GROVE — The City’s new police chief will either be Cory Chase, who is the Port of Portland Police Department assistant chief of police, or Sean Lundry, who is the Sandy Police Department lieutenant – and that decision will be made by City Manager…
Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include information from a public records request received after this week’s print deadline. SPRINGFIELD — An ethics investigation is underway involving David Loveall, founder and managing partner of Masaka Properties, LLC. Loveall is a Lane County Commissioner…
COTTAGE GROVE – It has already been a busy summer for Inner Limits, which is just the way they like it. “As soon as Memorial Day hits, every Friday and Saturday is pretty much booked through Labor Day,” band leader and guitar player Olem Alves…
SPRINGFIELD – With all-time classic songs such as “Under the Boardwalk,” “Stand By Me,” and “This Magic Moment,” the Drifters have produced some of the most timeless R&B music ever made. John Over has produced a few magic moments himself with the Springfield Drifters, being…
SPRINGFIELD — Seven sweetgum trees were removed last week at 700 1st St. last week to make way for sidewalk replacement and new trees. The sweetgums have grown so large that they have damaged the sidewalk by raising panels and cracking parts of the walking…
COTTAGE GROVE – Many fans probably never realized that Johnny Cash and Elvis were so closely linked. Of course, two particular performers – Cottage Grove’s Larry E. Thompson and Eugene’s David Lomond, the “Hawaiian Voice of the King” – aren’t quite as famous as the…
COTTAGE GROVE — The City of Cottage Grove has contracted Sierra Santa Fe Construction to work on North River Road from West Main Street to Woodson Bridge and W. Main St. from River Road to South R St. On July 12, City staff will begin…
EUGENE — On Saturday, Eugene hosted its first Disability Pride Awareness Festival. Springfield’s Melinda Preciado, Ms. Wheelchair Oregon USA, organized the event with the help from the City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation, Kathy Rasmussen of Breakthrough Co Lab, Trish DeBaun, and Sofia Dumitru. Keynote speaker…