Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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FLAG BEARERS: Creswell dominates girls flag football debut against Sheldon, Thurston
CRESWELL – Creswell High School held its inaugural girls flag football games last Wednesday as the Bulldogs hosted Thurston and Sheldon in a night of games. Not even the quintessential Oregon spring downpour could dampen the spirits of the athletes, with Creswell going 2-0 and…
Springfield City Council updates: SEDA to buy bank building; also, Vino & Vango to get the boot
SPRINGFIELD – The City’s economic development agency this week gained a new property and also lost a longtime tenant. The Springfield Economic Development Agency this week approved steps forward to purchase the now-vacant U.S. Bank at 437 Main St. The city manager will negotiate and…
Travel Lane installs 40 hearing loops
SPRINGFIELD – Don’t be one of those people who get left out of the loop. Thanks to a relatively new technology, Travel Lane County will soon receive a national award for installing 40 hearing loops throughout the county, with many more still to come. Andy…
Valley poses unique issues for allergy sufferers
As spring has taken over and pollen counts are increasing, allergy season is quickly approaching. It’s estimated that more than 50 million Americans struggle with seasonal and environmental allergies, and Dr. Kraig W. Jacobson, a Eugene-based allergist with Oregon Allergy Associates (OAA), said experts have…
Delightful story, performances mark ‘aged’ dialogue in ‘Brigadoon’ at Cottage Theatre
COTTAGE GROVE – Historical Scotland. Time travel. Romance. It is impossible to hear these words and not think of the popular books or TV series, “Outlander.” However, this is actually a description of “Brigadoon,” a play written by Alan Jay Lerner with music by Frederick…
Major reconstruction underway on Mill
SPRINGFIELD – The Mill Street Reconstruction Project, an endeavor to address the street’s cracked and bumpy asphalt from South A. St. to Centennial Blvd., is on pace to be completed by next spring. Lisa Hingley lives on Mill St. in the construction zone with her…
Pacheco’s pitching, hitting has Lions off to best start in program history
COTTAGE GROVE – Despite being over an hour inland, the tides are turning in Cottage Grove; for the Lions softball team — of course. Cottage Grove hosted Sweet Home last Tuesday in its final non-league game of the season, winning 9-2 and moving to 7-2…
Pleasant Hill traditional artist earns prestigious award
PLEASANT HILL — Gayle Oram of Pleasant Hill is one of five traditional artists in Oregon to receive a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) award. The stipend supports the artists in teaching traditional art forms to apprentices from their same cultural communities, Tribes, sacred, or…