Category Community

Creswell showcasing CTE program, facilities

CRESWELL – Students at Creswell High School (CHS) have the opportunity to explore career technical education (CTE) in grades 9 through 12. During a tour organized by Lane Education Service District, folks from the community and other schools had the chance to explore all eight…

Enrollment at SPS sparks concern

SPRINGFIELD – Retired and current teachers, concerned members of the community, and a few Springfield Public School Board members gathered in the city council chambers to brainstorm ways to address Springfield schools’ declining enrollment rate. Sarah Bosch, a former Springfield Public Schools teacher who ran…

Six applicants apply for Springfield’s Ward 4 position

SPRINGFIELD – On Monday evening, Springfield City Councilors and the mayor discussed the interview process they plan to follow for Ward 4 applicants on April 6. Mary Bridget Smith, the City’s attorney, said that six applications were received for the interim position and asked how…

’No apology’ from Loveall during commissioner meeting

LANE COUNTY – During a Lane County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, County Commissioner David Loveall voted to approve the board’s statement of unity and support for those reporting discrimination and harassment, but he did not provide an apology that acknowledges the harm to…

Springfield names new acting superintendent

SPRINGFIELD – After a split board failed to agree on an acting superintendent on Friday, the Springfield School Board during a special meeting on Monday night appointed Jodi O’Mara, who will serve for four months until the end of the school year. But it wasn’t…

French honor Heyman legacy

EUGENE – To many onlookers, this might have seemed like Col. Richard Heyman’s grand au revoir, as he was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor – France’s highest national recognition – during a heartwarming ceremony Monday, Feb. 23 at the Soaring by the Sea Foundation…