Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill Future Farmers going national PLEASANT HILL — The Pleasant Hill Future Farmers of America Chapter is taking five high-achieving students to the upcoming FFA National Convention from Oct. 31-Nov. 5 in Indianapolis, Ind. Students will attend various workshops…
It’s one of those early mornings, and I’m hoping my ablutions are uneventful. I pull my scleral contact lenses, insertion device, and lens solution, decide to open an additional bottle of solution (nothing like not enough saline to make lens…
COTTAGE GROVE – Diane Patterson says she’s been touring more lately than ever before. That’s understandable. After all, she is the Folkgoddess. “I went to college at UC Davis, and there’s this Whole Earth festival that I played for like…
COTTAGE GROVE – Carter Bengtson is running away and hiding from all of his competition. The Cottage Grove junior, who’s ranked No. 1 among the state’s Class 4A cross country runners after placing sixth in the state as a sophomore,…
COTTAGE GROVE — The Cottage Grove Police Department and nonprofit Keeping K-9s in Kevlar have launched a joint initiative to secure a bullet-resistant vest for K-9 Ripp, law enforcement team member. With limited budgetary resources, law enforcement departments often…
Thurston’s baseball team handed out its state championship rings at halftime of the Colts’ football game Sept. 8. Head coach Dennis Minium and the Colts took home the program’s second state title (2009) with a 2-1 walk-off extra-inning win over…
The Main Event PLEASANT HILL BILLIES (3-4) AT CRESWELL BULLDOGS (2-5) Game facts: Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., Markley Field at CHSWhat2Know: The Billies and Bulldogs face off in a classic Class 3A rivalry game. Pleasant Hill leads the all-time…
VOLLEYBALL PREVIEWS Cottage Grove Lions: 8-10, ranked #12■ Setting up: The Lions are 3-0 on the season against Junction City, and given Cottage Grove’s ranking, a win would likely clinch a play-in match next week for a chance to make…
Travel spending in Lane County tops $1B Fueled by record-breaking visitor spending that surpassed $1 billion, Travel Lane County produced a report that highlights unprecedented achievements and a strategic vision for the future. Kari Westlund, Travel Lane County president/CEO, presented the…
For many years, I have been able to send small packages and large envelopes via first-class mail as long as the weight was over 13 ounces or less. A couple of weeks ago, I took a six-by-nine inch padded envelope…