Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO Steve Goodbar performs at the Brewstation last week, and has another gig there Friday. COTTAGE GROVE – Some folks are under the impression that performers can flip the proverbial switch and … poof! … stage magic happens.…
For several months reports were circulating among running enthusiasts that professional marathoner Desiree “Des” Linden would be attempting her first ultra-marathon. She had her sights on the 50-kilometer race, just over 31 miles, with the aim of beating the women’s world…
“It turns out that a fire season 2021 preview is upon us,” said Tom Boyatt, Springfield community services manager, at the Springfield City Club April 15 meeting. “Dry conditions, east winds and hot temperatures, that’s the recipe.” The rising temperature…
As the May 18 Special Election nears, several area school boards have seats up for election, including Springfield, South Lane and Creswell boards, as well as Lane Community College. All seats in the SLSD are contested, as are most in…
COTTAGE GROVE – When South Lane voters go to the polls on May 18, they can cast ballots for the members of the South Lane County Fire & Rescue board of directors. It will be only an exercise; the results…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Point S Tire & Auto Service owner Rory Tyler is among several business owners who said these are the most difficult hiring conditions they can remember. Local business owners who have suffered and – somehow – survived…
Jeffrey Drew Beckwith, MD, of Springfield, died on April 1, 2021. He was born in Seattle, Wash. on April 24, 1945, into a working-class family. His father was a printer by trade, whose work took the family to New York,…
Robert “Bob” Eugene Lundeen passed away from age-related causes on Feb. 23, 2021. He was born in 1933 to Elmer and Abby Lundeen in Crow, Ore. One of five children, Bob grew up in the rural community with his siblings…
Eric Irby Robinson, 64, died at home in Cottage Grove, Ore. on April 2, 2021 of cancer. He was born in Munich, Germany on May 16, 1956 to William and Elizabeth (Archer) Robinson. Eric graduated from Clover Park High in…
Robert Lee Mullins (Bob), 70, loving husband and father, died on April 10, 2021 in Eugene, Ore. He was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. on July 7, 1950 to Pascal and Sybil (Pearson) Mullins. He lived in Cottage Grove his…