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Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Colts reign supreme in cross-town rivalry
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts boys basketball team handled their cross-town rival Springfield 57-41 Tuesday night in a Midwestern League matchup at Thurston. The Colts used a balanced scoring attack and solid team defense to secure the win. “You always want to get a W,…
Springfield making accessibility progress
SPRINGFIELD – In many areas of Springfield, mobility in a wheelchair is at best, a fight, and at worst, impossible. “A lot of the sidewalks are so bad. I’ve literally got trapped on them,” said Melinda Preciado, Ms. Wheelchair Oregon 2022 and Springfield resident. Consisting…
Shearer leading the way
SPRINGFIELD — Chief Andrew Shearer actually wanted to become a firefighter in his youth. “I joke with some of my longtime friends in law enforcement that when I was a kid, I really wanted to be a firefighter,” Shearer said in a July interview with…
New city recorder adds to Creswell’s charm
CRESWELL — You may have noticed there is a friendly new face in City Hall, Grace McNeil, serving as the new City recorder for Creswell. “I’m a pretty quiet person … That’s kind of the draw to cities with smaller populations. It’s not as overwhelming;…
Springfield artist receives career opp grant
SPRINGFIELD – In the first round of FY2023 Career Opportunity Program grant awards, the Oregon Arts Commission and The Ford Family Foundation have awarded $92,297 to 36 artists for career development projects, including one artist from Springfield. Erin Langley, of Springfield, will be granted $2,000…
LCSO responds to school
CRESWELL — Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies say an intense search did not turn up any reason for concern after an allegedly armed individual was reported near Creswell High School last Thursday.According to LCSO, at about 3:39 p.m. on Jan. 19, a Creswell School District…
Police logs: week of Jan. 26
MONDAY, JAN. 16 7:30 am: Vehicle stop, 400 A St. 12:25 pm: Stolen vehicle, 298 E. Oregon Ave. 1:32 pm: Illegal parking, E. Cloverdale Rd./Emerald Pkwy. 3:21 pm: Illegal parking, C St. 1st St. TUESDAY, JAN. 17 1:01 am: Vehicle stop, 85 Emerald Pkwy. 1:49…
Two dead, two arrested in Eugene shooting
EUGENE — Last week, shots fired at a Eugene home lead to the death of two people, and the subsequent arrest of two others. The Eugene Police Department received a call of shots fired at 2810 W. 18th Ave. on Jan. 19 around 11:14 p.m.…