Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Ballot Measure 20-362, a redistricting proposal on your November ballot, seeks to amend the Lane County Charter to establish a Citizens Redistricting Committee and to redraw district voting maps before the next election in November 2026 rather than waiting for updated U.S. Census data in…
Dear Editor: As a Creswell resident, it previously was useful for: • Understanding the volume of calls that our local Creswell deputies and South Lane Fire/EMS personnel respond to. • Seeing the location of calls – are incidents happening close to my home or in…
As we approach this critical election, Oregonians must confront Measure 118, which proposes the largest tax increase in our state’s history. The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce joins a diverse coalition of businesses, nonprofits, unions, and elected leaders in opposing this measure. Simply put, Oregon…
Dear Editor, In a year when people seem to be on edge and expecting the worst in one another, it’s restorative to get a reminder of the kindness of strangers here in Oregon. Passing through Creswell on Aug. 27 on our way to camp on…
It was a couple of years ago that I wrote a column about my experience being injured while descending from Mt. Hood. The theme of that article was about the kindness of strangers in helping me off that iconic mountain. Well, as luck (the bad…
We can’t repeat it often enough: Our north star is “hyper-local” news and information. It’s why we’re hosting the North Star Volleyball Jamboree this week – bringing together the volleyball teams from Springfield, Thurston, Cottage Grove, Creswell and Pleasant Hill to shine a spotlight on…
Legendary Chicago Cubs infielder Ernie Banks was known for saying, “Let’s play two!” because he loved baseball so much, he was ready to play a doubleheader every day. I used to write a monthly “50 first names only” column – essentially an “If you know,…
“After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.” —…
SPRINGFIELD – This narrative takes place in a village in northern Togo, near Dapaong (25 kilometers away), the largest city in the region, with a population of about 75,000. This is in the Sahel, the arid to semi-arid region just below the Sahara Desert. Incomes…