Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
As American politics devolves into a sideshow of risibility, I am reminded of my old friend Vermin Supreme. With politicians of both major parties scrambling to convince the general public that their brand of snake oil is the balm for…
COTTAGE GROVE – Two guitars, a banjo, six harmonicas and an elaborate drum set-up. Sounds like an interesting band, huh? Actually, it’s one guy – M.G. Bailey, from Chicago – and he was at the Axe & Fiddle on Sunday…
The Oregon Health Authority has launched a new website to share updates on opioid settlement funds. The Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds site has background on multi-state litigation against the pharmaceutical industry involving Oregon. It also has links to national settlement…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Last weekend, Melinda Preciado, Miss Wheelchair Oregon and Springfield resident, represented Oregon in the Miss Wheelchair America competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “It’s hard to put into the word the experience, it’s just so many emotions…
You plan, you do the research, you have expectations, but until you find yourself on the way to a new adventure it’s sometimes hard to fully grasp the depth of the experience you are about to have. And as we…
Contrary to what you may still hear or read on mainstream media, saturated fat rich tropical oils such as coconut and palm are healthy fat choices. It is best to buy these oils with organic and rainforest alliance certification. Tropical…
Our normally quiet, little Lorane has become “busy” Lorane, Ore., with lots of events planned within a two-week period. The weekend of Aug. 13-14 didn’t let us down as one of the busiest weekends of the year for the community.…
Heritage foundation receives grant for old schoolhouse CRESWELL – The Creswell Heritage Foundation will receive a $27,873 grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust to support upgrading the electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems and building an ADA-compliant restroom in Creswell’s old schoolhouse.…
Students struggling with mental health? The Oregon Departmetn of Education has introduced a new mental health resource, Oregon Classroom Wise – a suite of free print and video resources, tutorials, real interviews with school personnel available at the website. This…
The immortal Kenneth Robert Giffen departed this life for “worlds unknown” on Aug. 9, 2022, at the age of 65. Kenneth was one of nine children born to Glen H. and Maide (Christiansen) Giffen on Jan. 23, 1957, in Cottage…