Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) invites public comment on proposed Medicaid changes effective Jan. 1, 2026. These amendments will introduce an Agency with Choice (AwC) service option for in-home consumers and revise the rate methodology for Adult Foster Homes and Residential Care Facilities.…
BLUE POOL – Last week, the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) completed significant habitat improvements on the upper McKenzie River at the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project. Using helicopters, they placed 2,000 tons of gravel and 20 bundles of brushy treetops into the river. Crews also…
The Oregon Hunters Association acknowledged Cascade Timber Consulting’s dedication to conservation by presenting an OHA “Landowner of the Year” award. Cascade Timber Consulting, Inc. (CTC) – agent for the Hill Timber Limited Partnership – manages 145,000 acres of forestlands in Linn County. The property has…
Officials discuss next steps for rural transit with Cottage Grove residents. COTTAGE GROVE – On Monday afternoon, Lane Transit District representatives and members of the community gathered in the Shepherd Room at the community center in Cottage Grove for an information session for South Lane…
PLEASANT HILL – Celebrate survivors and caregivers, remember those who have lost to cancer, and fundraise to fight back. These are the signature elements of Relay For Life. The American Cancer Society, a leading cancer-fighting organization, presents the global walk that stands for cancer. Eugene-Springfield’s…
8: 48 p.m. UPDATE The Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation notice for the following areas has been downgraded to Level 1 (Be Ready): The neighborhood between Dillard Road, Hidden Meadows Drive, Skyhawk Way, and Ridge Top Drive. Level 1 means those residents should be aware…
CRESWELL – In its most recent study on Climatology of Weather and Climate Disasters, the National Centers for Environmental Information reports that, between 2020 and 2024, there were just 16 days on average between U.S. billion-dollar disaster events compared to 82 days in the 1980s.…
LOWELL — On Aug. 14 at approximately 4 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a person chasing individuals with a pistol at a campground on Peninsula Road near Fall Creek Reservoir. Responding with an armored rescue vehicle and a drone operator,…
FALL CREEK — Lane County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after responding to a report of a person chasing individuals with a pistol at a campground on Peninsula Road, northeast of Lowell, on Aug. 14 around 4 p.m. Deputies arrived with an armored rescue vehicle…