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Juanita Avila stands at the front desk of her grocery store, Juanita’s Latina Store in Cottage Grove, Oregon, the day after she was arrested by ICE agents. Avila had her…
LANE COUNTY – Election results are in. Last week, voters in Cottage Grove and Creswell had the opportunity to decide whether or not to increase funding for South Lane Fire…
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield residents voted yes last week to approve an increase to the Eugene-Springfield Fire Department’s local option fire levy. Ballot Measure #20-371 proposes a five-year levy of 53…
SPRINGFIELD – Sean VanGordon has been involved in Springfield government since 2011, and most recently as the City mayor. This election year, he is taking his role one step further…
COTTAGE GROVE – A Pleasant Hill student donated over 2,600 pounds of animal supplies to a local organization in Cottage Grove last month. Kyle Dean, a 16-year-old student and Troop…
Lane County on Nov. 7 announced it is committing $200,000 from emergency reserves to increase emergency food access for community members and assist with basic household needs for families disrupted…
SPRINGFIELD – A weekly farmers market is coming to Downtown Springfield. The Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) board agreed to direct the city manager to enter a Memorandum of Understanding…
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk…
By Coleman Nee According to U.S. government data and recent policy studies, nearly 25% of America’s veterans live either below the federal poverty level or paycheck to paycheck, with little…
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Celebrating the day of the dead – and remembering loved ones

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SPRINGFIELD – Día de los Muertos is widely celebrated in Hispanic and Latinx cultures. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Oregon’s largest minority group is the Hispanic population.
Springfield Memorial Gardens hosted its first community celebration on Nov. 1.
“We’re excited. We felt very strongly about the fact that the Latinx population here… They’ve been underserved for far too long,” said Kristi Pyle, market sales director at Musgrove Mortuary. “It’s time we got with the program.”
The cultural event was a celebration of life, love, and remembrance of those who have passed away. It took place inside the chapel and under covered tents outside.



















