Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Twin Rivers Rotary hosted a Prom 5K last week. Participants were asked to dress glamorous and race through the park as part of a benefit for the Springfield Young Readers Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program. Her literacy project provides a free…
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts baseball team finished a sweep of rival Springfield last week, securing an 18-0 record in the Midwestern League in the process. Thurston already secured its fifth straight league title in its series two weeks ago against Crater, but this year’s…
CRESWELL – It all boils down to time, place, and manner. Creswell City Council this week spent four hours working toward coming into compliance with a federal court ruling that states that cities cannot enforce anti-camping ordinances if they do not have enough homeless shelter…
PLEASANT HILL – Heading into Pleasant Hill’s softball doubleheader against No. 16 Creswell last Tuesday, the Billies were in a dead heat with No. 9 Harrisburg for the Mountain Valley Conference title. Needing two wins to secure the title outright, Pleasant Hill did just enough,…
Springfield Police Department MONDAY, MAY 15 (71 total calls) Top calls: Dispute (7), Theft (5), Animal cruelty (4) 2:42 am: DUII, Bob Straub Pkwy./Main St. 4:01 am: Driving while suspended, 10th St./Northridge Ave. 10:53 am: Stolen vehicle, 176 S. 53rd St. 11:03 am: Criminal mischief,…
Raven is the defending state champion in the 200m, long jump and triple jump. After defending her league titles last weekend, she now leads the team into the state championship this weekend. See photos below of Raven at a meet earlier this season. Photos by…
COTTAGE GROVE – Brennan Murphy, a standout performer on Cottage Grove’s boys track and field team, completed a record-breaking day at the Wally Clochetti Invitational at CGHS on Saturday, becoming only the second athlete in school history to run the 400-meter dash in less than…
CRESWELL – The success of the annual Community-Wide Yard Sale over Mother’s Day weekend often hinges on the weather, and each year, treasure hunters and the Creswell Chamber of Commerce board crosses their fingers in hopes of sunshine instead of rainy days. This year, the…
PHOTO PROVIDED / BOB BECK CRESWELL — The Creswell VFW earlier this month held a celebration to award young artists with a crisp $10 bill, a certificate of achievement, and of course, bragging rights with all their friends. As part of the National Veterans of…