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Springfield making accessibility progress

SPRINGFIELD – In many areas of Springfield, mobility in a wheelchair is at best, a fight, and at worst, impossible.  “A lot of the sidewalks are so bad. I’ve literally got trapped on them,” said Melinda Preciado, Ms. Wheelchair Oregon…

Shearer leading the way

SPRINGFIELD — Chief Andrew Shearer actually wanted to become a firefighter in his youth. “I joke with some of my longtime friends in law enforcement that when I was a kid, I really wanted to be a firefighter,” Shearer said…

No Art Walk? No problem

Art aplenty despite no formal event SPRINGFIELD – During the winter months, the Springfield’s Second Friday Art Walk often has fewer venues participating because there aren’t as many art enthusiasts interested in walking from building to building in the cold…

HSSZ: Results and schedules

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLTuesday, Jan. 17■ CGHS 49, Elmira 35■ Churchill 62, Springfield 36■ N. Eugene 52, Thurston 40Wednesday, Jan. 18■ Creswell 56, Siuslaw 38■ Pleasant Hill 55, Sisters 41Friday, Jan. 20■ CGHS 72, Marshfield 54■ Sisters 51, Creswell 50 OT■…

LCSO responds to school

CRESWELL — Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies say an intense search did not turn up any reason for concern after an allegedly armed individual was reported near Creswell High School last Thursday.According to LCSO, at about 3:39 p.m. on Jan.…