Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
If you are reading this, then I appreciate you. There is an endless amount of content you could be consuming but right now, at this very moment, you are taking the time out of your day to read my first…
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…
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…
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…
There is much noise in today’s world, drowning out sounds of nature. Natural sounds are usually soothing, and research shows that they are beneficial to our well-being. We all know cities are noisy – and the bigger the city, the…
Dear Editor: It’s a wonderful joy when life surprises you! This week I had the opportunity to meet three angels. I live alone and found one of my old 19-year-old alpacas going down in the pasture. It was the heat…
Dear Editor: On Friday, Sept. 30 during the Cottage Grove Art Walk, the first annual Cottage Grove Chalk Fest filled the sidewalks with chalk art. Thank you to the volunteers and to all the businesses who donated prizes. It was…
June 3, 1934 – Sept. 21, 2022 Nancy “Nan” Wolcott, 88, of Springfield went home to Jesus on Sept. 21, 2022. Nan was born June 3, 1934, to Alfred and Esther (Shonnesan) Worth in Portland. Nan had many interests in…
Dec. 10, 1934 – Sept. 23, 2022 Donald “Don” Wayne Hargrave, 87, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 with his loving wife Abilene Mae Hargrave (Heath) at his side. He is…
Dec. 8, 1961 – Sept. 1, 2022 Cynthia Gillock-Thompson passed away Sept. 1, 2022 after a long battle with lung disease. She was born Dec. 8, 1961 to parents George and Lynette Gillock in Springfield, Ore. She graduated from Springfield…