Weekly Clips for November 14

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This week’s top highlights…

Riveting Memories: Saluting the Rosie women who made a difference

SPRINGFIELD – The iconic woman flexing her bicep, sleeves rolled, and wearing a red bandanna is a recognized national symbol. She symbolizes Rosie the Riveters, the women who handled the…

14 Nov 2024

Riveting Memories: Saluting the Rosie women who made a difference

SPRINGFIELD – The iconic woman flexing her bicep, sleeves rolled, and wearing a red bandanna is a recognized national symbol. She symbolizes Rosie the Riveters, the women who handled the…

14 Nov 2024

Springfield mascots celebrate Centennial Elementary’s 60th birthday

Photos of the school over the decades lay out on display for families to look through. SPRINGFIELD – Centennial Elementary School celebrated its 60th birthday on Nov. 8 with a…

14 Nov 2024

Springfield mascots celebrate Centennial Elementary’s 60th birthday

Photos of the school over the decades lay out on display for families to look through. SPRINGFIELD – Centennial Elementary School celebrated its 60th birthday on Nov. 8 with a…

14 Nov 2024

Ay, Caramba! NFL comes to Springfield

SPRINGFIELD – Residents already thrilled to have the nation’s No. 1 college football team in their backyard are now looking forward to having the NFL’s Monday Night Football game on…

14 Nov 2024

Ay, Caramba! NFL comes to Springfield

SPRINGFIELD – Residents already thrilled to have the nation’s No. 1 college football team in their backyard are now looking forward to having the NFL’s Monday Night Football game on…

14 Nov 2024

Column: Football & Simpsons? D’oh!: Community involvement includes plenty of fun & games, too

There are times I’m asked to define “hyper-local” – our brand of journalism and, unapologetically, our north star. While credible state, national, and international news are important parts of any…

14 Nov 2024

Column: Football & Simpsons? D’oh!: Community involvement includes plenty of fun & games, too

14 Nov 2024

Creswell & Cottage Grove election results: Mayors, city council, state reps

Last week at the polls, a city councilor in both Creswell and Cottage Grove took at chance at the mayor’s seat. Only one was victorious by the night’s end. Creswell…

14 Nov 2024

Creswell & Cottage Grove election results: Mayors, city council, state reps

Last week at the polls, a city councilor in both Creswell and Cottage Grove took at chance at the mayor’s seat. Only one was victorious by the night’s end. Creswell…

14 Nov 2024

Morgans move in: First Story unlocks future for couple

Jerry’s Home Improvement gifted the Morgan family with a $1,000 gift card.

“I’m going to sing from the rooftop,” Marie Morgan, 25, said.

Her brand new rooftop, that is.

Marie, her husband Kees, 26, and their baby Everette, 6 months, moved into their newly finished home on Oct. 23, which comes with a zero-down, zero-interest mortgage.

This success story, as she calls it, first began with First Story, a nonprofit that unites community organizations to offer affordable housing and break the cycle of poverty. The nonprofit partners with Hayden Homes to give families a finished affordable home in a cozy Hayden Home community, a few minutes off of Springfield’s Main Street.

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