COTTAGE GROVE – You came for the celebration, now stay for the town. That just may be the most appropriate slogan for last week’s Bohemia Mining Days as well as the unofficial motto of one of Lane County’s best-kept secrets: Cottage Grove. For while thousands…

SPRINGFIELD – Everyone was having a good time Wednesday at Springfield’s Island Park. It was the highlight event of the Concert in the Park series, featuring Candy Apple Bleu. It almost ended up being a sellout crowd after a long day at Hayward Field for…

SPRINGFIELD – Scott Southworth says his annual trip back to Springfield always feels kind of like a high school reunion because he gets to see so many old friends. Well, this year will be extra special. Because of Covid, he hasn’t played a hometown show…

Beautiful blueberries ready to be picked at Adkins Blueberry Farm. They’re round. They’re sweet. They’re good for your health and for the local economy. With the blueberry season in full swing, Oregon nearly leads the pack of production harvest nationwide. Next to Washington, Oregon is…

Our senses enable us to navigate and make sense of our environment, but more importantly, they enable us to find food and mates, and to avoid danger. Our sense of taste and smell help us to learn what’s poisonous and what’s edible. Our sense of…

Pacific Source Health Plans announces that long-standing president and CEO Ken Provencher will retire on March 31, 2023. Provencher has served as Pacific Source’s president and CEO for 21 years, and is only the fifth PacificSource CEO since the company’s inception in 1933. Upon his…

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Alliance for Equity and Respect (SAfER), a CALC program, is is celebrating 25 years of working for social justice in Springfield. In partnership with the Willamalane Park and Recreation District, there will be a family-friendly bash on Sunday, Aug. 14, called…