Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
Oct. 9, 1956 – Feb. 19, 2023 Zebbra Joan Perini, 66, of Drain, Ore. passed away Feb. 19, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born Oct. 9, 1956 in Cottage Grove, Ore. to parents Charles E. and…
Oct. 25, 1952 — Feb. 11, 2023 Karin Marie Willis was born on Oct. 25, 1952 to Adolph “Rudy” and Viola Adame in Visalia, Calif. She was one of four children. She met the love of her life, James “Kelly”…
March 26, 1939 – Feb. 12, 2023 Mara J. Taylor, 83, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 12, 2023 of Alzheimer’s disease. Mara was born March 26, 1939 in Spokane, Wash. to parents Hans and Wanda Paulson. In 1957…