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Golden Glory: Cottage Grove earns panning world record
COTTAGE GROVE – What started as a chilly and overcast morning in a small town 30 minutes south of Eugene ended as a monumental, record-breaking day for the City of…
18 Sep 2025
Golden Glory: Cottage Grove earns panning world record
COTTAGE GROVE – What started as a chilly and overcast morning in a small town 30 minutes south of Eugene ended as a monumental, record-breaking day for the City of…
18 Sep 2025
Springfield residents speak out for library
SPRINGFIELD – Roughly 100 people gathered in the city council chamber at town hall last week to talk with the mayor about proposed budget cuts to Springfield’s library. On Tuesday,…
18 Sep 2025
Springfield residents speak out for library
SPRINGFIELD – Roughly 100 people gathered in the city council chamber at town hall last week to talk with the mayor about proposed budget cuts to Springfield’s library. On Tuesday,…
18 Sep 2025
Police arrest suspected Cottage Grove and Creswell bank robber
A local bank robber’s spree came to an end shortly after it began last week, after he was captured following a daring double heist at two Banner Bank branches in…
18 Sep 2025
Police arrest suspected Cottage Grove and Creswell bank robber
A local bank robber’s spree came to an end shortly after it began last week, after he was captured following a daring double heist at two Banner Bank branches in…
18 Sep 2025
Springfield: Open seat on city council
The Springfield City Council is accepting applications to fill an interim vacancy for the Ward 5 Council position. The selected applicant will serve through Dec.31, 2026. Community members who live…
18 Sep 2025
Springfield: Open seat on city council
The Springfield City Council is accepting applications to fill an interim vacancy for the Ward 5 Council position. The selected applicant will serve through Dec.31, 2026. Community members who live…
18 Sep 2025
Affordable units open for seniors in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield welcomed its newest affordable housing units to the north neighborhood on Sept. 9. The brand-new complex at 1875 16th St. features 39 units with three studios, 30…
18 Sep 2025
Affordable units open for seniors in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield welcomed its newest affordable housing units to the north neighborhood on Sept. 9. The brand-new complex at 1875 16th St. features 39 units with three studios, 30…
18 Sep 2025

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Block O’clock: Crowds flood downtown Springfield for revelry

Approximately 9,000-12,000 people packed the streets around downtown to enjoy food, music, and games. PHOTOS BY BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE

SPRINGFIELD – Downtown Springfield transformed into what some called “the best party in Lane County” last Friday night.

What is the Springfield Block Party? It is five blocks of Main St. from Pioneer Parkway to S. 7th St., and roughly 9,000 to 12,000 people fill the streets. Approximately 150 vendors, activities, and businesses were available for the public to explore and receive free “swag.”

The party was initiated at 4 p.m. with the Springfield Chamber’s largest ribbon-cutting in its history. A 30-foot ribbon was strung across Main Street near 4th as the party organizer, Benjamin Wilkinson, snipped it with giant gold scissors. Next to him stood members of the chamber, city staff, Selco Community Credit Union workers, and citizens of the party.

This was Springfield’s sixth run at the party, with the first one initiated by Nita Loveall. Loveall said she and her husband, David Loveall, Lane County Commissioner, had just finished a project downtown and wanted folks to see it.

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