CRESWELL — Two Creswell city councilors are looking to level up as they vie for the mayor seat Nov. 3, and four community members are taking aim at the three city council seats about to expire. Councilors Amy Knudsen and Kevin Prociw are running for…

Teresa Bailey, a seasonal park ranger, in front of Lakeside Park. EMMA ROUTELY/PHOTO COTTAGE GROVE — As the remainder of the hot summer days lie before us, going to a local park for swimming and day camping is a great way to pass time during…

CRESWELL — Creswell City Council has been putting plans in motion to “build a more equitable and inclusive community” by working on a document to affirm that Creswell is an inclusive city, fine-tuning an ordinance OKing an equity commission, and is considering hosting town halls…

Don Prechtel relaxes next to his easel and paint brushes in his studio, decorated with his paintings and history collection. EMMA ROUTLEY/PHOTO CRESWELL — In the wake of another police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, leading to more protests and civil unrest, Don…

LINDA SEXTON/PHOTOThe Umpqua Lighthouse is the only one in Oregon you can still climb, and get an up-close view of the lighting mechanism. PART II Dear readers: Please join Linda and me on another road trip through the Coast Range Mountains to the central Oregon…

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the corner of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave…

Last week, I announced the birth of another great-grandson, Hudson Ross Haxby. This week, I need to tell you about two important people in my life who passed on the same day. Life, indeed, seems to be an unending circle.   One of our good friends,…

Last Wednesday I was sitting at an outside table at The Axe & Fiddle, grokking the flow on Main Street. I was feeling a bit melancholic over what I was taking in. In very recent memory there were art walks, live music, the Bohemia Mining…