COTTAGE GROVE – Ever since he died by suicide more than two years ago, Levi Foster left behind a loving family and a lifelong group of friends struggling to make sense of what happened. As a U.S. Marine, he had served nine months in Afghanistan, returning home with some shrapnel[Read More…]
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Springfield-Eugene nets $4M wastewater grant for water recycle initiatives
GLENWOOD — Oregon has been given an unprecedented opportunity to secure to propel climate action and invest in communities across the state. In May, the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) was awarded $4 million in federal drought resiliency funds for recycled water development. The money came after the Bureau of[Read More…]
Man wanted for break-ins, detectives interrupt a break-in of their own police car, Creswell beer theft, more
Police looking for man after string of car break-ins McKENZIE BRIDGE — On July 21, police received numerous reports of vehicles being broken into in the McKenzie Bridge area, after a local business owner observed the suspect vehicle driving through the area early in the morning. When he learned of the[Read More…]
Faith roundup: Bohemia Park concert, Peace Day, and Robert’s Ramblings
Faith-based concert coming to Bohemia Park COTTAGE GROVE — All are invited to come together for an evening of faith-based music during the Community Harvest Concert in the Park, which will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Bohemia Park Amphitheater. Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. The event is free. A[Read More…]
9 Cottage Grove businesses damaged in early morning rampage
‘Isolated incident’ not keeping business owners down COTTAGE GROVE – Nine businesses on Aug. 21 suffered damage to their storefronts after a frenzied man swung a metal sign post through their windows. Downtown is not down-and-out, though, and business leaders are assuring the community that Main Street remains safe and[Read More…]
Livin’ sm(art) on the Happy Hill Homestead
Last year to pluck flowers, eye art at Cottage Grove farm COTTAGE GROVE — An abstract artist is living on a happy hill in Cottage Grove, and she is inviting others to come and smell the flowers at her homestead. The Happy Hill Homestead flower farm, run by Cindy Ingram,[Read More…]
Mobile crisis pilot program to roll out next week
A new community-based mobile crisis program is set to launch on Aug. 18 — one that is designed to address the immediate needs of people experiencing behavioral health crises. The Mobile Crisis Services of Lane County will assist folks in “an urgent or emergent, perceived or actual inability to cope,”[Read More…]
Lane wins $19M grant for climate justice
In first funding round, county among earliest in U.S. to receive money for new ‘resilience hubs.’ Lane County’s grant application was among 21 applicants awarded over $19 million in environmental and climate justice funding, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in July. “We feel pretty honored to be in the[Read More…]
Cottage Grove to switch to dusk-to-dawn shelters
COTTAGE GROVE – Earlier this week, the City announced its new plan to transition its Douglas and 12th street shelters to a single 7 p.m.-7 a.m. shelter. The transition plan outlined at the Aug. 12 city council meeting stated that transition day will be Aug. 22, meaning that all unhoused[Read More…]
Review: ‘Tennessee Wet Rub’ leaves audience hungry for more
COTTAGE GROVE — Only six theaters in the country were selected by the American Association of Community Theatre’s 2024 NewPlayFest to produce a winner from its script contest. Cottage Grove Theatre is one of those theaters. Out of over 300 entries, there were six winning plays that won this contest,[Read More…]
