Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
BOYS BASKETBALL ■ Cottage Grove Lions: Cottage Grove had a busy week, beating Sisters 73-56 last Tuesday before traveling to the Seaside High School Tournament on Thursday-Saturday. There the Lions went 1-2, falling to Elma HS of Washington 59-49 and…
SPRINGFIELD – The Thurston Colts wrestling team has as much recent success as any program in the area. Under head coach Mike Simons the past three postseasons the girls won the state title in 2020 and ’21 before finishing second…
Emily Krauss of Pleasant Hill High School, earned first place in the Creswell VFW Voice of Democracy awards, which included a $300 scholarship. She advanced to the district level, and again won first place and a $500 prize.From left: Wyatt…
CRESWELL — Kendra Anderson, 6th and 8th grades social studies teacher at Creswell Middle School, won first place for the District Level Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year. Her nomination packet now goes to the state level for…
CRESWELL — Creslane Class Acts for November are: kindergarten: Brandon, Serenity, Spencer and Charlee; First grade: Adalyn, Ian, Jaxson and Gracelynn; second grade: Alex, Olivia, Hattie and Scarlett; third grade: Ava, Sophia, Carlos, Rockey and Hudson; fourth grade: Eden, Beckam and Lillie; and fifth…
The Creswell Boy Scout Troop sponsored by the Creswell VFW built a fire pit to retire old US Flags. On Veterans Day the Scouts retired a number of flags.
SPRINGFIELD — On Saturday, Dec. 17, Twin Rivers Rotary Club coordinating with Brun’s Apple Market of Eugene and Twin Rivers Dos Rios Elementary School in Springfield, continued a tradition begun in 1988 by Club charter member Jim Roller, along with…
CRESWELL — Some babies cry at first sight of Santa … but not Ronan Atlas, Shellena Perkins’ 7-month-old son, who first encountered the jolly man at the Creswell Community Center during the Winter Lights event on Dec. 10. The photo…
SPRINGFIELD — Elementary school children in Springfield will benefit from a legacy donation made to the Springfield Public Library Foundation to honor the late Springfield community member Kate Wallace. The sizable gift of $100,000 will support children’s library materials for…
CRESWELL – If there’s anything I’ve learned in the past year, it’s that when life takes you by surprise, your village will show up for you. I met Mervyn volunteering at our church on Nov. 20, 2021. Walking across the…