The Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Monday lifted the remaining Level 1 (Be Ready) evacuation notices in the Oakridge, Westfir and High Prairie areas. “With the rain over the weekend and the great progress that fire crews are making on the Cedar Creek Fire, we…

Grovers got some decisions to make at the poll in November.  There are three open positions on Cottage Grove City Council, including Ward 1, Ward 3 and the at-large positions.  Incumbents Chalace Savage (Ward 1) and Mike Fleck (at Large) face competition at the polls,…

Integrity at center of core values as councilor Humans are made up of a unique patchwork of differences. Politics, religion, race, gender, finances, priorities and even how we like our coffee but what I want to spend my time focusing on is what unites us…

Working hard, hands-on, for Cottage Grove I grew up on a farm, doing construction or fixing anything that needed to be fixed. There were 13 of us, and I was the middle child. I learned a lot about the world just by living it. I…

Taking the oath to serve seriously  When you take a local office you take an oath to uphold that position. I take it very seriously and follow the guidelines put in place by higher elected officials. If you feel they are not good guidelines you should…

Invested in Cottage Grove  I grew up as a Harrison Bobcat, a Lincoln Tiger and a Cottage Grove Lion. We shopped at the Little Red store and ate Pizza at Pinocchio’s after football games. I am passionate about this City. I want to keep Cottage…

Bringing experience, knowledge to city council Hello, my name is Mike Fleck and I am running for a fifth term on the Cottage Grove City Council. I have been a planning commissioner or city councilor for over 20 years of combined service and it is…

Making common sense common again My name is Darrel Wilson, a 27-year resident of Cottage Grove, and candidate for councilor at large this November.  I am 61 and have been married to my wonderful wife for 34 years. We raised our son whom we adopted at…