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Public Safety: Week of August 3
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JULY 24 (59 total calls) Top calls: Dispute (7), Theft (6), Alarm (5) 1:33 am: Criminal trespass, 3405 Gateway St. 5:33 am: Theft, 2289 Olympic St. 10:24 am: Assist state police, E. 19th Ave./Franklin Blvd., Eugene…
Classifieds: Week of August 3
GARAGE SALE 45 Sandalwood Loop, Creswell. Friday-Saturday, Aug.11 & 12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cleaned out storage unit and house; everything must go. CITYWIDE YARD SALE Drain’s 30th annual citywide yard sale, Saturday. Aug. 12, 7 a.m. until ??.…
Death Notices: Week of August 3
Mary Joan Garrod (01/09/1950-07/23/2023) GARROD: Mary Joan Garrod, 73, of Drain, Ore. died on July 23, 2023. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.
Historic Mill Street maple trees topple over
PHOTO PROVIDED / LANE COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM: This 1940s photo shows the front exterior of the former Springfield High School building at 525 Mill St. Massive maple trees span across the front of the building. SPRINGFIELD – After over a…
Vertical printing takes hold in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – Shelley Street is relatively quiet. Its curved asphalt beckons semi-trucks and other service vehicles to a wealth of industrial-style buildings, housing everything ranging from restaurant equipment to cleaning supplies. While the anonymity reveals little to the outside eye,…
Trash talk: ‘Love Where You Live’ cleans up Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – There are people who litter and people who pick up litter. Julie Sonam is the latter. Sonam grew up on a farm in Central Oregon. She’s lived in Springfield for about 15 years and has been picking up…
Standridge: Culture first, the wins will come
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series of profiles on our area’s high school athletic directors. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for Parts 2-5. CRESWELL – Some people are born to walk down a…
Off-roading with Dirt Maidens: Creating space for BIPOC mountain bikers
SPRINGFIELD — Mountain biking: It’s scary, it’s hardcore, and it’s growing to become more inclusive. Dirt Maidens, Facebook group-turned nonprofit for women mountain bikers, started meetups that took off during COVID. It was an opportunity for local women to get…
Update: Details emerge from ethics investigation of county commissioner, Springfield developer
SPRINGFIELD — More details have surfaced regarding the ethics investigation of a Lane County Commissioner and Springfield developer, David Loveall, as a public records request was received after the print deadline last week. The Springfield Economic Devlopment Agency (SEDA) board…