Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – A Willamette Valley Oregon Temple just opened its doors this week. The property at 300 International Way in Springfield has been under construction since Oct. 2022, and now through May 9 (excluding Sundays), folks can see what lies inside the 30,000-square-foot building. There…
SPRINGFIELD – After six rounds of voting and nearly an hour of deliberating, the Springfield City Council decided to appoint Jill Cuadros as the interim Ward 4 councilor. Mary Bridget Smith, city attorney, facilitated deliberations on the interim position during a council meeting on Monday…
LANE COUNTY – Lane County Commissioner David Loveall is under investigation by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission for improperly using the State of the County address in January to promote businesses he owns, improperly filling out ethics paperwork, and mentioning religion during his speech. Complaints…
EUGENE – Catholic Community Services of Lane County invites the community to Gather & Give: A Night for New Neighbors, a fundraiser benefiting the agency’s Refugee & Immigrant Services Program (RISP) on Monday, April 28, 5-8 p.m. at The Garden on Friendly, 2760 Friendly St.,…
■ Register by April 28 for May election ■ Election Day is approaching, and the Lane County Elections office staff encourages residents to register to vote or update their voter registration now, to be election-ready for the May 19 primary election. Voters in Lane County…
THURSTON (0-15, 0-6, #28)■ Leading off: Thurston has three league matchups this week. On Saturday, it welcomes No. 17 Eagle Point (9-4, 5-1) for a doubleheader after playing game one of the series in Eagle Point on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Colts travel to play…
CRESWELL – The City of Creswell has officially broken the mold, as the council unanimously authorized the city manager, Vincent Martorello, to terminate the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Lane County, citing rising costs and issues permeating the county’s relationship with the waste hauler. Since early…
COTTAGE GROVE – Incomplete financial audits and accounting inaccuracies have led the City of Cottage Grove to address budget challenges for the next fiscal year. In January of this year, interim finance director Eric Kytola shared his findings of the City’s budgeting errors with the…
SPRINGFIELD – A community group called Save Springfield Library is organizing library supporters to attend upcoming budget committee meetings to ensure decision-makers are aware of public support for the Springfield Public Library. The call to action serves as an opportunity for folks who care about…