Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
LANE COUNTY – The American Lung Association (ALA) recently gave Lane County an “F” for air quality in its annual State of the Air report. While Lane County’s air quality has steadily improved over the last 20 years when it…
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,…
2nd Street Project resumes May 1 CRESWELL – Construction on the City of Creswell’s 2nd Street Improvement Project is set to resume on Friday, May 1. This project spans the area of 2nd Street between Oregon Avenue and F Street…
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…
THURSTON – High school athletes playing two, even three sports is unusual, but not unheard of. However, playing five, and three at once, makes Addison Nelson unique. She played volleyball in the fall, basketball in the winter, and is on…
SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth on April 23 rolled out the area’s first outdoor automated external defibrillator (AED) “SaveStations” at four sites around the area. These lifesaving devices can be easily accessed by the general public in response to sudden cardiac arrest. A…
SPRINGFIELD – Three incoming Drifters dazzled on the mound last Thursday in Hayesville, with a pitchers duel between future teammates Griffin Scott and Jack Klee in Game One and a strong outing by Lucas Geren in Game Two of a…
■ THURSTON had a 2-1 week against Eagle Point. Tuesday’s game was a 3-1 defeat to give the Colts four consecutive losses. Eagles senior Braden Nugent threw a complete game with eight strikeouts. The Colts won Saturday’s doubleheader by scores…
THURSTON (10-8, 5-5, #11) ■ Leading off: Saturday, Thurston welcomes No. 1 Crater (14-2, 6-1) for a doubleheader to finish a three-game series. Last season, the Colts swept the Comets, giving them three of the four league losses they had…
■ THURSTON was swept by Eagle Point last week, by scores of 13-3, 7-4, and 17-12. The Eagles scored nine in the third inning of game one, then had multiple innings of 3+ runs in each of the next two…