Hugh Turnbull: May 27, 1939-April 23, 2026
Hugh Turnbull — known to generations of Creswell students as Mr. T — left this world on April 23, 2026, in Chicago, at the age of 86, with Debby holding his hand. Hugh was born in Akron, Ohio, to David…
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Carolyn Houde: 1933-2026
Carolyn Inez Dam Houde passed away peacefully from natural causes on April 16, 2026 at the age of 93. How can a life so rich and productive be distilled down to a few lines in a newspaper death notice? “Do…
IT’S IN OUR ROOTS: Towns celebrate and ‘plant a tree’
LANE COUNTY – April showers bring plenty of May flowers when seeds, trees, and compost are gifted to community members. Cottage Grove and Creswell both have opportunities for folks to get their hands dirty this spring. The Cottage Grove Public…
Springfield potential payroll tax causing concerns
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council is continuing the conversation around a .1% payroll tax as one component of a broader effort to address the City’s long-term General Fund imbalance. Finance director Nathan Bell at the April 20 meeting noted…
Grove town hall focuses on budget shortfall
COTTAGE GROVE – City officials in Cottage Grove invited community members to a town hall meeting last week to discuss options for balancing the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The library is facing a proposed 56% budget cut, and…
Addressing homelessness: Creswell considering ‘charity’ concept
CRESWELL – The Creswell City Council unanimously abandoned the concept of a family-oriented “Everyone Village” model for addressing homelessness during their April 27 meeting, pivoting the conversation toward locally controlled, charity-based approaches. City staff had been exploring a “family-oriented village”…
Setting the record straight on Lane County’s waste crisis
Dear Editor, As the owner of Cottage Grove Garbage Service for over 50 years, I’ve seen administrators and commissioners come and go. I’ve seen policy shifts that worked and many that didn’t. But what I am witnessing right now from…
Finding compassion in conflict
“He (Saul) came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was there, and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were far back in the cave. The men said, “This is the day the Lord…
SUB selects Barbarisi as new CEO/GM of utility
SPRINGFIELD – After a nationwide search, Springfield Utility Board’s elected Board of Directors voted to select Vanessa Barbarisi as the utility’s next CEO/general manager. Barbarisi comes to SUB from PG&E in Oakland, California, and will succeed longtime general manager Jeff…
Stop this senseless action; save the Springfield Library
Dear Editor, The Springfield Library staff have been patiently waiting for the final decision relative to the next 2026-2027 budget cut of $500,000. Hope now is that the City Council could still mitigate this drastic cut in services and materials,…