58th/Main, OR 126 getting overhaul Intersection improvements at 54th and Main streets ODOT crews are adding dedicated turning lanes, signals, and lighting, as well as installing ADA compliant sidewalks, curbs, and pedestrian crossings. Expect construction noise and delays throughout the day and night. There will also be shoulder and lane[Read More…]
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Classifieds: Week of April 11
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Hop to it: Willamalane celebrates 70 years of eggs hunts
SPRINGFIELD — Spring the Squirrel, pictured above with Miss Eugene Pro Rodeo Taylinn Dimmitt, helped host Willamalane’s MEGGA Hunt on March 30. A Springfield tradition that dates back to 1954, this event brought in a total of 2,390 attendees. It’s no small task to put on an event of this[Read More…]
Cottage Grove, Sheriff’s Office resolve immigration violations
While Oregon was an early-adopter of laws which protect immigrants from federal agencies like Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), outstanding issues remain throughout the state. In fact, Oregon was the first state in the nation to enact a statewide law, the Sanctuary Promise Act (SPA), to stop state and local[Read More…]
In a murder-suicide, mother takes life of 9-year-old on Easter
SPRINGFIELD – A tragedy unfolded when a mother murdered her 9-year-old daughter before turning the gun on herself at their home on Easter Sunday. Springfield Police were called to a residence in the 1000 block of South 70th Street at 6:43 p.m. regarding two suspicious deaths. After collecting physical evidence,[Read More…]
Planets aligned for Star Frog to find home in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – When two self-proclaimed “witchy hippies” set off on a business venture to bring metaphysical stores to the small towns they lived in, it was only a matter of time before Star Frog made its debut in the Grove. Star Frog, now located at 211 N. 9th St.,[Read More…]
Climate change and high food prices got you down? Turn to your kitchen
The statistics about food waste are genuinely staggering. Here are a few that always stick out to me. Between 30 to 40 % of food grown in the U.S. goes uneaten, and wasted food makes up nearly 20 % of Lane County’s garbage stream. • In Oregon, a family of[Read More…]
Police Roundup: Week of April 4
Police vehicle struck while blocking road SPRINGFIELD – Rapid pulsing lights atop a Springfield Police vehicle were not enough to deter a Springfield man from slamming into the parked vehicle on March 30. The accident took place at 8:27 p.m. at the intersections of Mohawk and Centennial boulevards. The officer[Read More…]
State’s first standalone inpatient rehab unit to break ground in Springfield
Hospital will also house region’s first brain injury unit SPRINGFIELD – The State’s first inpatient rehabilitation hospital will be coming to Springfield in 2026. This is not the first time hospitals have had rehabilitation units, but this will be the first standalone hospital in Oregon solely dedicated to inpatient rehabilitation.[Read More…]
COTTAGE GROVE’S ‘FIRST LADY OF DIRT’
Glass made racing history, then paid ultimate price COTTAGE GROVE – An incredible success story? Yes, the saga of Cheryl Glass – the first Black woman to win a sprint car race – was epic, exhilarating, amazing, awe-inspiring … all those things and more. But it all came at such[Read More…]
