SPRINGFIELD – Friday’s game between the No. 3 Springfield Millers girls basketball team and top-ranked Crater was everything it was expected to be – physical, fast, and often-times frantic as the two teams battled for 32 minutes before Crater came out on top 58-56. “Early on we didn’t handle it[Read More…]
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Springfield Public Library announces bookmark contest winners
SPRINGFIELD — This week, a beautiful combination of art and reading unfolded. Abigail Craig, youth services librarian, and Emily David, library director, at Monday’s city council meeting noted 16 young artists as the winners of the annual Springfield Public Library Bookmark Contest to the mayor and council. This year,[Read More…]
Springfield’s Diamond Wright wins Athlete of the Week
Growing pains: Springfield coach focusing on culture; confident wins will come
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers boys basketball team hasn’t had it easy in recent history, and their new head coach is trying to turn that around. Springfield was 13-50 over the course of the past three seasons, and hasn’t had a winning season since the 2019-20 campaign. TC Combs, Churchill[Read More…]
Home care nurse strike delayed due to concerns for patient care
SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth home care nurses have delayed their strike from Feb. 1-14 to Feb. 10-24 due to concerns that PeaceHealth may not be adequately prepared to care for these nurses’ patients. “Frankly, we have no confidence in PeaceHealth executives’ ability to provide safe care for patients by Feb. 1,”[Read More…]
Thurston Girls Wrestling wins Team of the Month
Power outages, tree debris dominate post-storm work
As the ice melted and a welcome thaw set over the southern Willamette Valley this week, the rising temperatures matched frustrated residents and volunteers. Lane County, Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Creswell all declared a state of emergency last week – a declaration that should speed resources and help to the[Read More…]
PeaceHealth home care nurses set strike for Feb. 1-14
SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth home care nurses will strike from Feb. 1-14 in response to failed bargaining negotiations with PeaceHealth executives for sufficient pay. Negotiations began Feb. 14, 2023. The strike will not affect operations at PeaceHealth hospitals and clinics in Lane County and it will still be able to provide[Read More…]
Volunteers, warming center caught in quandary
SPRINGFIELD – St. Vincent de Paul’s Egan Warming Center at the Memorial Building at 765 A St. had self-proclaimed “rogue” volunteers who chose to keep the center open past its usual closing time of 8 a.m. on Jan. 16. John Helmer, who has been volunteering with Egan for about eight[Read More…]
Business owners cope, adjust, look ahead
Today marks the 13th day of combating the ice storm’s repurcussions. Over the last two weeks, Lane County communities have struggled, and local businesses were not any different. Some found ways to manage through the destruction, though. Main Street Sweets owner Carrie Boehm hasn’t been able to quantify the total[Read More…]
