Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team finished their perfect league season last week, beating rival Thurston 63-33 and Eagle Point 57-33. After the home rivalry win last Tuesday, the Millers cut the net down off the basket, a…
Thurston’s Kolton Malone became a two-time state championship on Sunday, beating Derek Sossie of West Albany by decision (6-1). Malone’s victory also put him at 35-0 on the season. See photos from Malone’s championship win below.
Springfield’s Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam makes her return as Athlete of the Week after a 24 point, 5 steal and 3 assist performance in the Millers’ 76-41 win over Churchill last week. Romero-Ah Sam, the reigning Class 5A player of the…
Hands-on opps for youth coming to Booth-Kelly SPRINGFIELD — “Sparks” will soon be flying at the Booth-Kelly Center in Springfield — ones that will intersect community, education, and business for the county’s young and underserved population. This spring, Connected Lane…
If you put your ear to the wind, listen closely … you will likely hear the sound of winter steelhead fishers slamming the door on what has been a somewhat disappointing winter run, following an exceptional 2022, where we saw…
Sadly, the community of Lorane has lost one of its own this past month. Bill Mitchell was one of the few remaining “old-timers” of my generation who was born and lived his whole life in Lorane. He and his…
Noel Nash, publisher My wife and I attended an open house recently in Springfield at the PeaceHealth “Heartfelt House,” part of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington. Steve, a former beat reporter for the Register-Guard who…
To the Editor: Cities will be receiving federal funding to “improve” road safety for vulnerable users, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. I am concerned that as in the past, wide, unobstructed roads will be built which invite high speeds. A few years…
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston boys wrestling team earned the Midwestern League title last week, beating out Crater and Eagle Point to clinch its fourth consecutive league championship. The Colts came into the meet as the favorites, but performing up to…
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove boys basketball team finished the regular season last week with a 56-52 overtime loss at home against No. 11 Marist Catholic on senior night. Despite the loss, Lions coach Seth Hutchison said it showed…