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New Cottage Grove Police leadership paves way for rebuilding, rebranding COTTAGE GROVE – After a tumultuous couple of years — from sudden resignations and investigations finding “numerous instances of wrongdoing”…
New Cottage Grove Police leadership paves way for rebuilding, rebranding COTTAGE GROVE – After a tumultuous couple of years — from sudden resignations and investigations finding “numerous instances of wrongdoing”…
Walter Cranford was a workhorse who was described as a “bright light for anybody who ever came across him.” “He didn’t ever have bad words to say, even in the…
Walter Cranford was a workhorse who was described as a “bright light for anybody who ever came across him.” “He didn’t ever have bad words to say, even in the…
CRESWELL – This is a milestone year for Creswell’s Richard Heyman. On May 25, he turns 100 years old. Heyman He just found out that there’s an even bigger reason…
CRESWELL – This is a milestone year for Creswell’s Richard Heyman. On May 25, he turns 100 years old. Heyman He just found out that there’s an even bigger reason…
COTTAGE GROVE — Something new is brewing in Cottage Grove. Pour 818 opened up its tea and coffee shop on 818 Main St. in Cottage Grove on Jan. 11. Around…
COTTAGE GROVE — Something new is brewing in Cottage Grove. Pour 818 opened up its tea and coffee shop on 818 Main St. in Cottage Grove on Jan. 11. Around…
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Power outages, tree debris dominate post-storm work
BOB WILLIAMS / CHRONICLE PHOTO. An electrical worker in Cottage Grove wrestles with wires and tree limbs as city and residential properties suffered extensive tree damage from the ice storm. Lane Electric officials said 118 of the 158 damaged poles its crews identified were in Creswell, “marking a historical level of impact in the area.”
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 most damaged areas.
“What that allows us to do is free up any city resources to address the storm and the damages,” said Faye Stewart, Cottage Grove public works director. “It also allows for streamline contracting so that we can just contact directly without having to go through the formal contracting process. It also allows us to signal to the County and the State that we’re in an emergency situation down here, and it makes them available to reach out to receive assistance and help.
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