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FLAG BEARERS: Creswell dominates girls flag football debut against Sheldon, Thurston

CRESWELL – Creswell High School held its inaugural girls flag football games last Wednesday as the Bulldogs hosted Thurston and Sheldon in a night of games. Not even the quintessential…

11 Apr 2024

FLAG BEARERS: Creswell dominates girls flag football debut against Sheldon, Thurston

CRESWELL – Creswell High School held its inaugural girls flag football games last Wednesday as the Bulldogs hosted Thurston and Sheldon in a night of games. Not even the quintessential…

11 Apr 2024

Springfield City Council updates: SEDA to buy bank building; also, Vino & Vango to get the boot

SPRINGFIELD – The City’s economic development agency this week gained a new property and also lost a longtime tenant. The Springfield Economic Development Agency this week approved steps forward to…

11 Apr 2024

Springfield City Council updates: SEDA to buy bank building; also, Vino & Vango to get the boot

11 Apr 2024

Travel Lane installs 40 hearing loops

SPRINGFIELD – Don’t be one of those people who get left out of the loop. Thanks to a relatively new technology, Travel Lane County will soon receive a national award…

11 Apr 2024

Travel Lane installs 40 hearing loops

SPRINGFIELD – Don’t be one of those people who get left out of the loop. Thanks to a relatively new technology, Travel Lane County will soon receive a national award…

11 Apr 2024

Valley poses unique issues for allergy sufferers

As spring has taken over and pollen counts are increasing, allergy season is quickly approaching. It’s estimated that more than 50 million Americans struggle with seasonal and environmental allergies, and…

11 Apr 2024

Valley poses unique issues for allergy sufferers

11 Apr 2024

Delightful story, performances mark ‘aged’ dialogue in ‘Brigadoon’ at Cottage Theatre

COTTAGE GROVE – Historical Scotland. Time travel. Romance. It is impossible to hear these words and not think of the popular books or TV series, “Outlander.” However, this is actually…

11 Apr 2024

Delightful story, performances mark ‘aged’ dialogue in ‘Brigadoon’ at Cottage Theatre

COTTAGE GROVE – Historical Scotland. Time travel. Romance. It is impossible to hear these words and not think of the popular books or TV series, “Outlander.” However, this is actually…

11 Apr 2024

State ethics commission investigating Cottage Grove City Council

PHOTOS: CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE From top left: Cottage Grove City Councilors Alex Dreher, Greg Ervin, Chalice Savage, mayor Candace Solesbee, and councilors Dana Merryday, Mike Fleck, as well as Jon Stinnett.

Panel questions Sauerwein’s hiring ‘behind closed doors’

SALEM — The state’s Ethics Commission is investigating Cottage Grove City Council for violating Public Meeting Law when hiring its new city manager in December 2023.

The complaints were lodged by Cottage Grove resident Johanna Zee, who alleges that the decision to hire the new city manager was made behind closed doors and without public input.

The complaints were filed to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) in January. OGEC is a citizen commission which enforces state laws – one area of expertise being Public Meeting Law.

On March 22, the Commission’s preliminary review findings were made public via a video posted on YouTube. The findings asserted that there appears to be a “substantial objective basis” of violations … “by discussing compensation in executive session and in fact making a final decision” in executive session, according to investigator Andrew McIntyre.

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