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THE WEEK AHEAD: Football

Springfield Millers (4-2) at Willamette Wolverines (3-3) Game facts: 7 p.m. in Eugene What2Know: The Millers kept pace in the race for the Midwestern League title after their win last week. Springfield travels across the river to face Willamette in…

Football Recaps

Marist Catholic 49, Cottage Grove 13 ■What2Know: Cottage Grove fell to No. 3 Marist Catholic, moving the Lions to 0-6 on the season. Despite the loss, the Lions have shown lots of improvement, especially on the offensive side of the…

Rural Internet inches closer

While still moving at dial-up speed, a recent announcement from Lane Council of Governments offers a hopeful sign that the promise of broadband internet for rural parts of Lane County is getting closer. LCOG—which describes itself as a one-stop destination…

Smile! It’s contagious

SPRINGFIELD – It’s the little things that make days a bit brighter sometimes. Lane Transit District celebrated World Smile Day on Oct. 7, with its bus operators and staff wearing smiley face buttons. “We started this in the pandemic, and…

Defend the oppressed

A ‘ramble’ on justice “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”–  Isaiah 1: 17 Over the past couple of years I have been thinking about…