Sharon O’Renick Montana
March 13, 1934 – Dec. 23, 2022 Sharon O’Renick Montana, nee Sharon Gail Ponting, was born March 13, 1934 in San Leandro, Calif., and died Dec. 23, 2022 in Cottage Grove, Ore. She lived most of her youth in the…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Public Safety: week of March 9
SHERIFF’S OFFICE: CRESWELL MONDAY, FEB. 27 3:07 am: Stolen vehicle, 60 Village Dr. 4:03 am: Vehicle stop, Masters Ave./Pebble Beach Dr. 5:21 am: Unlawful use of vehicle, 345 E. Oregon Ave. 9:46 am: Dispute, 40 Scott Ln. 1:59 pm: Recovered…
Classifieds: week of March 9
EVENT Rickreall Gun Show. Saturday, March 11th, 9am-5pm. Sunday, March 12th, 9am-3pm. Admission $8.00. Polk County Fairgrrounds. 520 S. Pacific Hwy. W., Rickreall. SERVICES WDIVORCE $130. Complete preparation. Includes children, custody, support, property and bills division. No court appearances. Divorced…
HSSZ: Weekly Previews, Recaps + Results/Schedules
Girls Basketball Playoff RecapsSpringfield: The Millers beat No. 16 Ridgeview 50-34 in the first round of the playoffs. Springfield was led by JB Robinson with 16 points, 11 steals and 4 assists. Juju Henderson added 15 points and 6 blocks,…
Creswell’s Connor Hanson wins Athlete of the Week
Creswell’s Connor Hanson wins this week’s Athlete of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a consolation finals win at the Class 3A State Tournament last weekend. After a quarterfinal loss to No. 2 De La Salle North Catholic, in…
Offbeat Oregon History: Body-snatchers planned to hold ex-mayor’s corpse for ransom
The nineteenth century was a kind of golden age of body snatching. Digging up the freshly dead to cash the corpses in at the back door of a nearby medical school was — well, not common exactly, but far from…
HSSZ: Weekly Recaps
Boys Basketball Recaps Creswell: Creswell dominated in their second-round playoff game after a first-round bye. The No. 7 Bulldogs beat No. 10 Riverdale 68-16 thanks to 17 points and 6 rebounds from AJ Hodge. Connor Hanson added 11 points, 6…
PHOTO ESSAY: Thurston boys and girls at state wrestling championships
HSSZ: Playoff Previews + Results/Schedules
Boys Basketball Creswell: 20-4, ranked #7In the bonus: Creswell’s dominant second-round victory sets up a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday in Coos Bay with No. 2 De La Salle North Catholic (23-3). Despite the No. 2 seed, DLSNC actually won its…
Diversity right in front of us … if we’re looking
Recently I had the privilege of sitting down with two talented Black members of our community to discuss their respective projects, achievements, and the hopes they have for Lane County. Lyta Blunt is a dynamic drag queen, DJ, singer/songwriter, and…