Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
About a year ago, Sergeant Scott Denham, who is Lane County Sheriff Office’s contract supervisor for Creswell, presented to the city council a suggestion for Peer Court to be organized here in town. The court would be organized to try cases for juveniles ages 12…
Please remember to vote in Oregon’s 2018 Primary Election and encourage your friends and family to vote, too. Historically, voter participation has been relatively low in non-presidential primary elections, which means that the voters who do turn in their ballots have greater influence. To help…
Creswell Public Library and Civic Improvement Club Clubhouse, locally known as the “Old Creswell Schoolhouse,” located on South 2nd Street here in Creswell, is our only community site on the National Historic Register. When I was a Creswell high school girl, I confess, the building…
Dear Editor, The Creswell Area Historical Society has received a call from a fifth-generation descendant of Martin Baker Gay. This lady wants to take her grandson to the Mary Gay Cogswell Pioneer Cemetery which is in the swale area. It is a private cemetery for…
We have three organizations that our taxes support. They are all very important to our livelihood. I refer to the Creswell City Council, the South Lane County Fire & Rescue Board and the Creswell School District Board. There are elected persons that comprise the leadership…
I have been at CCS and 5Cs since I was in the baby room. I love it here because the staff, principal and teachers treat the kids with tender, loving care! I would like to thank Mrs. Lake for being our principal for 41 years.…
Creswell Heritage Foundation unearthed this two-ounce druggist bottle, filled with a distilled elixir, during a preliminary architect assessment of the Old Schoolhouse foundation in March. PHOTO PROVIDED Over 100 years ago, a Creswell resident discarded a two-ounce druggist bottle filled with a distilled elixir, likely…
It finally happened: I advertised on Craigslist to sell a tow bar hitch, I got a generous reply and a check for $1,400 over asking price with instructions to keep an extra $50 and give the balance to the shipping company that would contact me.…
Quite often, people tell me I don’t look my age. I’m not certain if they believe I look older than my years or younger. Whatever, I soon reveal I’m proud I made it this far. I’m asked, how did I live this long, or, what…