Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – Christmas magic sprinkled its sparkles over the City of Creswell last Saturday when the 22nd annual Creswell Winter Lights Festival spread holiday cheer. The Creswell Chamber of Commerce hosted the yearly event, and an estimated 500 people lined Oregon Avenue from 1st through…
COTTAGE GROVE – Downtown Cottage Grove has been under construction since February 2025. Last Friday night, City officials administered a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited two-way traffic through historic Downtown. After almost a year of heavy equipment, caution tape, and traffic…
CRESWELL – Downtown Creswell recently got a new addition to its storefronts. Last Thursday, Audrey Sizemore and her husband, Dan, cut the Creswell Chamber’s ribbon across their new store door, Humble Bumble Nutritionals, at 228 W. Oregon Ave. A small gathering took place with members…
SPRINGFIELD – Opal Whiteley would have turned 120 years old last Thursday, Dec. 11. The American nature writer, diarist, and local legend to the Cottage Grove area is still making an impact today through her work in the 1900s. Historian and local Whiteley expert, Steve…
SALEM – Officials are advising Oregonians to avoid sick or dead birds as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to affect both wild and domestic bird populations throughout the state. With no effective treatment available, the virus is spreading rapidly, particularly among migrating cackling geese…
SPRINGFIELD – PublicHouse at 418 A St. in Downtown Springfield will celebrate the holiday season with its annual Winterfest through Dec. 21. The event features a variety of winter drinks, holiday food specials, and nightly entertainment in a fully enclosed, heated, clear-top tent. Guests can…
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove Police Department held its annual “Shop with a Cop” event this past Saturday, Dec. 13. It marks the third consecutive year CGPD has partnered with Walmart in Cottage Grove to organize this event. It is made possible by the…
According to Lane County Sheriff’s detectives, they have received information over the past year that James Joseph Love, 51, of Marcola, was operating an illegal drug lab as well as manufacturing psilocybin products. These types of labs, officials said, can be highly hazardous when operated…
On Dec. 11 at 1:40 p.m., LCSO Search & Rescue located Erik Everardo Aguilar-Cisneros, 32, of Springfield, alive in the Hadsall Creek area south of Mapleton. Aguilar-Cisneros was reported missing on the evening of Dec. 6 after he didn’t return from mushroom picking with several…