JERRY RUST, 82 Zone 1 candidate Hometown: Glide, Ore. Family: Married … Partner is retired … Adult children aged 55, 54, and 49 Occupation: Retired part-time small farmer  Public sector experience: United States Peace Corps; Lane County Commissioner 1977-97; 2012 unsuccessful run for West Lane…

COTTAGE GROVE – A handful of select Cottage Grove High School students got to become forklift-certified before they even graduate. “Any one of these people can literally leave here this afternoon and go get hired, that fast,” said Jason Sievers, safety trainer at Overton Safety.…

COTTAGE GROVE – South Lane School District is getting a financial boost after being selected as one of Weyerhaeuser’s Giving Fund recipients. Grant money totaling $47,500 was awarded to 10 local organizations, including $6,425 to South Lane School District.  Statewide, 61 grants totaling $297,000 were…

SPRINGFIELD  – The skilled trades industry offers vast career opportunities for nontraditional students, like Springfield resident Daymn Bridge, a high school junior succeeding in the Pre-Apprenticeship Program at Destinations Career Academy of Oregon.   Bridge transferred midway through his freshman year after struggling with the traditional…

Imagine plucking history out of the archives and bringing it back to life.  That’s what Karen Rainsong gets to do every day.  Rainsong is the founder and executive director of Singing Creek Education Center, a nonprofit that offers educational programs for kids and adults that…

Last week, to celebrate its 10th anniversary as a nonprofit, Singing Creek announced that three schools will receive free living history programs for their fourth-grade classrooms. The winning schools are Creslane Elementary in Creswell, and Fairfield and Cesar Chavez elementary schools in Eugene.  “We are…