Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
A ‘SWEET’ SEND-OFF SPRINGFIELD – Thirty-six. Count ‘em. Thirty six white and blue balloons strung around the Lane Transit District Downtown Station last week. Thirty-six years of representing Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Last week, area leaders gathered to “welcome home”…
SPRINGFIELD – If one looks at the Thurston girls soccer roster, the number of veteran players jumps out. If you watch them play, that experience shows even more. The Colts, ranked fourth in the state in Class 5A, have six…
PLEASANT HILL – Perhaps appropriate for achieving an “all-time” record, Adrian Arellano’s 27th goal this season – and 85th in his career – was as improbable as it was inevitable. Standing in the mid-field circle to kick off Pleasant Hill’s…
Stayton 55, Cottage Grove 17■ What2Know: Cottage Grove fell to 0-7 on Friday at home in the team’s Hall of Fame game. While Cottage Grove’s defense continues to struggle, the offense was clicking in the first half thanks to sophomore…
VOLLEYBALL■ No. 2 Pleasant Hill almost had a post-upset letdown as the Billies took five sets to beat No. 20 Harrisburg. The Billies were up two sets to love, but Harrisburg fought back to force a fifth set. Pleasant Hill…
THE MAIN EVENT Creswell Bulldogs at Pleasant Hill Billies ■ Game facts: 5 p.m. at PHHS, 84455 N. Enterprise Rd. … Bulldogs are 4-3; Billies are 3-4.■ What2Know: The Bulldogs and Billies are both on the playoff bubble, and a…
VOLLEYBALL■ No. 2 Pleasant Hill travels to No. 14 Siuslaw in its final regular season game. The Billies are on a 12-match win streak, and have guaranteed themselves a first-round playoff game on Wednesday. As of now however, the team…
Dear Editor, On Sept. 16, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish girl named Mahsa Amini was beaten to death by the morality police in Tehran, Iran. Her only crime was that she had shown a few strands of her hair from under her…
Dear Editor: I want to publicly praise the City of Eugene’s elected and appointed officials. For decades, they’ve maintained a commitment to use their resources and influence to support the needs of the rural communities that surround it. Today, citizens…
Dear Editor, Springfield has a chance to elect an excellent state representative in Alan Stout this November for Springfield House District 7. A business owner who understands how increasing taxes and inflation in Oregon impacts the working families of Springfield,…