Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Educators have been bumped up on the vaccine distribution list, as state leaders and health authorities work to get students back in classrooms as soon as possible. So far, in the first group, 1a, people who have been vaccinated include healthcare workers, and staff and…
More than 20 programs from Lane and Douglas counties schools received grants, which award as much as $1,000 to K-12 educators in communities across the state SELCO Community Credit Union, through its annual SPARK! Creative Learning Grants program, has awarded more than $42,000 to 47…
Letters to Santa are a childhood tradition. Hand-written replies are rare, so four British siblings were charmed to get 20 years’ worth, which still offer holiday cheer and magic worldwide. Father Christmas first wrote 3-year-old John Tolkien in 1920 and for over two decades sent…
“My footsteps echo down the empty halls each morning as I step into our darkened school. Last year at this time, we were experiencing the bustle and gleaming bright energy of teens interacting with each other. Now, I face a day with little actual human…
The case counts for COVID-19 are setting record highs in Lane County for weeks – a surge also seen across the state. The most recent surveillance summary from Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reports 41 people in Creswell tested positive for COVID-19 since March; 77 people…
To best help families with their childcare needs during this trying time, Willamalane is asking for community input to best shape their child-care programs by assessing their current needs. “We want to ensure that our childcare programs continue to meet the needs of our community,…
Football coach Scott Worsham, working during a 2019 summer camp, is eager for sports to return.Life skills are key part of return of sports Worsham: Life skills are key part of return of sports Creswell head football coach Scott Worsham said he’s hopeful that everything…
CRESWELL – Even in the current environment, Creswell High School athletics continue to “Just Do It” – in typical Nike fashion. Literally. Brandon Standridge, assistant principal and athletic director at Creswell, said the school has formally entered into a deal with Nike. “We are excited…
EMMA ROUTLEY/PHOTO ILLUSTRATION“Dry-erase” boards in a living room might become more common as students participate in a variety of online schooling. As schools prepare for Comprehensive Distance Learning, it can be difficult for parents to research and understand the differences between CDL and other online…