Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
ELORA KELSH/SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER From left: Councilman Steve Moe, Vonnie Mikkelsen, Chelsea Greenway, Jordan Cora Lampe, Aliya Hall, Noel Nash, Denise Nash, Ron Hartman (back), Erin Tierney, Emma Routley and Robert Baguio on Friday in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – Rocked by a pandemic during uncertain economic conditions,…
Three seats will expire on the Springfield Utility Board (SUB) in November, and in Cottage Grove, the mayor and three council seats are up for grabs. The SUB positions to expire are held by David Willis, Robert Scherer and Pat Riggs-Henson. Incumbents Willis and Scherer…
Maeta Henrikson sits among her belongings following a July 1 fire. The 86-year-old said she’s thankful for community support, and appreciates her German sherpard, Compass.ERIN TIERNEY/PHOTOS “I didn’t get to grow a garden this year,” Maeta Henrikson said as she kicked up the soot and…
Flags representing different military branches of veterans.Dan Buckwald at the front of the Veterans Legacy Camp, showing off the peaceful sceneryEMMA ROUTELY/PHOTOS VENETA —So often, it’s a cruel fact of life that our veterans — the heroic men and women who survived while fighting for…
Joey Blum In a recent Blue Paper, the National Academy of Nutritional Sciences addressed the rise of sugar consumption in the United States. Said N.A.N.S., “Main-street America’s food supply is changing rapidly with sugar distribution outlets leading the charge. It seems like every town now…
Pat Edwards LORANE — One of my favorite organizations that I’ve mentioned many times is feeling the pinch of having to cancel so many of its fun events. The Applegate Regional Theater, situated on Central Road near both Veneta and Crow, is trying to stay afloat…
Part III The old North Bend proper, along 101, there are many antique and boutique shops. Liberty Theater is now closed, due to the virus. It is a beautiful preserved motion picture theater from the silent era. I attended stage shows there for many years.…
COTTAGE GROVE — Radio station KNND’s Rock Roll & Rumble didn’t let the Coronavirus hold it back from getting some cool cars cruising along its traditional route through historic downtown and along south River Road this past weekend. It was a made-for-social-distancing event as people…
Creswell Family Dental Clinic on West Oregon Avenue and other local dentist offices have a procedure in place for visits in a pandemic. Creswell Family Dental Clinic on West Oregon Avenue and other local dentist offices have a procedure in place for visits in a…