Category Community

New arts director hopes to polish Opal

COTTAGE GROVE – Maya Burton brings years of theatre experience and love for community arts to Cottage Grove, as she takes on a new executive director position at the Opal Center at 513 E. Main St. “I find that writing stories, teaching, and organizing is…

Civic Engagement calendar: March 20-April 4

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 ■ Creswell Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 22 ■ Creswell Water Control District board regular public meeting at 9 a.m., Creswell Community Center, 99 First St. MONDAY, MARCH 24 ■ Cottage Grove City Council, 7 p.m.  ■ Creswell City Council work…

Area Police Logs: March 10-16

Springfield Police MONDAY, MARCH 10 (72 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (18), Person stop (6), Dispute (5)  9:09 am: Criminal mischief, 708 Oakdale Ave. 11:46 am: Theft, 1521 Mohawk Blvd. 1:42 pm: Abandoned vehicle, 4748 Franklin Blvd., EUG 2:49 pm: Theft, 2750 Gateway St.…

Emerald Ash Borer training for landowners is April 11

EUGENE – Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB for short, is an invasive wood-boring beetle that targets and kills ash trees (genus Fraxinus), including the native Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia). EAB was discovered in Washington County, Oregon, in 2022 and has since spread to neighboring Yamhill, Marion and Clackamas…