EUGENE – The top-ranked Thurston Colts girls wrestling team went into the Class 6A/5A Special District 3 Championships at North Eugene High School last Saturday as the clear favorites. Almost 12 grueling hours later, the Colts proved why they’re the No. 1 team, winning their fifth consecutive district title by[Read More…]
Springfield
Unparalleled treatment court rooted in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – A fifth treatment court will soon be up and running in the Eugene-Springfield area, but it won’t be anything Springfield has seen before. The City was awarded a $900,000 grant at the beginning of the federal fiscal year, which was last October, and the Springfield Municipal Adult Rehabilitation[Read More…]
Rising & Shining: Citizen’s CPR training helped save man’s life
SPRINGFIELD – Right place. Right time. Right training. Life saved. Springfield resident Cindy Koza, 33, took charge of a dire situation by performing CPR on someone who suffered a heart attack on Jan. 12 on South A St. “Every minute counts, and thankfully, the police were really quick to respond,”[Read More…]
Crater gets physical to sweep SHS: No. 1 Comets, No. 3 Millers combine for 65 free throws
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…]
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…]