Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), last week terminated roughly $117 million in Covid-era grants and funding for Oregon…
Fatal crash on Territorial CROW – On March 31 at about 9:30 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded with fire personnel to a single-vehicle crash on Territorial Road near Doane Road, south of Crow. The vehicle, a 2005 Chevy Malibu,…
SPRINGFIELD – On March 24, the Springfield Police Department’s Crime Reduction Unit collaborated with loss prevention teams from local businesses to conduct a retail theft operation, which led to the arrest of 34 individuals for various theft-related offenses. During the…
COTTAGE GROVE – Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on March 25, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies tracked a stolen vehicle – a Scion xB SUV – from a Portland business. The vehicle’s owner was monitoring its location via GPS. A deputy spotted…
SPRINGFIELD – The Creswell Food Pantry’s Facebook page, created in 2013, has about 1,300 followers. Viewers of its main feed are treated to pictures of homemade dishes prepared by volunteers in the community kitchen at 364 Cobalt Lane. They’ll also…
SPRINGFIELD – High school sports fans – particularly those who follow the Springfield Millers and Thurston Colts – heard plenty of good news last Tuesday during the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Roundtable’ event. Eric Adams and Kenny Weigandt, senior…
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), last week terminated roughly $117 million in Covid-era grants and funding for Oregon…
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in February and 4.4% in January, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in February 2024. Oregon’s 4.5% unemployment rate was the highest since August 2021, when the rate was 4.7%, and slightly…
Lane Transit District (LTD) has welcomed 13 new bus operators to the team. They graduated on March 28. “LTD is such a special place to work, truly a world-renowned transit agency,” said Mike Hursh, LTD’s Chief Operations Officer. “Every single…
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board’s longtime general manager, Jeff Nelson, announced March 28 that he will retire on June 30, 2026, after nearly 30 years serving the community-owned water and electric utility. Nelson began his career at SUB in 1996…