Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Dear Editor, In the melee of news coverage of the drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, the point was made that the Trump base in the Midwest would support a consequent war on Iran. The assumption is mind-blowing until one realizes that a supposed-majority…
Mustang Winners: Chris and Joe Groos, of Pleasant Hill, are winners of a new Mustang. Coast Fork Kiwanis Club pulled their winning raffle tickets this month, which were sold outside of Creswell BiMart. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program (KDCCP)…
With the start of school and the fall sports seasons, I met Brandon and – finally – Sandi at the first home football game of the season. I met Gary, too, who was terrific on the PA system. The first thing I did upon arrival…
Dear Editor, It has been a little over three months since we lost our Gio. He would have been 16 years old last week, Sept.19. We never officially said ”thank you” to all those who helped us. Thank you to the first responders. Thank you…
It is not always that young people make the best decisions. Youth can be about indulgence, risk-taking, and just plain dumb moves that come from naïveté. But in the case of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and “climate crisis” activist, failure of adults to…
Did you ever wish you had the chance to compete against a clock, dodging everyone and everything in your way as you make a mad dash in an effort to make it somewhere important on time. Such a scenario came up recently. It was exhilarating.…
To the Editor: Allegiance. I do not question the overriding importance of the Pledge of Allegiance as a statement of patriotism: We Americans depend on each other for our overall security in a dangerous world. But do we also pledge allegiance to whatever a politically-empowered…
When you live in a small town like ours, sometimes you get a bit thirsty for entertainment. I mean, we’ve all heard most of Windy Wilson’s stories, and the radio and the TV stations are in a much bigger town. But once in a while,…
The Rogers’ home before was a picture of Cottage Grove’s iconic look. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE ROGERS FAMILY Main Street east of US 99 has little of the charm of the brick Historic District. Most structures are business-related and are more modern and utilitarian in…