Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Educators have been bumped up on the vaccine distribution list, as state leaders and health authorities work to get students back in classrooms as soon as possible. So far, in the first group, 1a, people who have been vaccinated include…
Debra Ann (Dow) Bellah, loving daughter and sister, passed away at 64. Born in Bourne, Mass., raised in Orangevale, Calif., she graduated from Casa Roble HS in 1975. She is survived by her parents, Charles and Laura Dow, and three…
George W. Smallwood of Springfield, Ore. passed away Dec. 1, 2020. George was born on Feb. 16, 1932 in Forester, Ark. to Edgar and Cardilia (nee Wilhite) Smallwood. George was one of nine brothers and sisters. George was married to…
LeRoy Martin Randall, 77, passed away on Dec. 3, 2020. He was born Aug. 26, 1943 to Charles and Alice Randall, of Springfield, Ore. The third born of four boys, LeRoy was raised in the Mill Street school area of west…
Joyce Helen Olsen, 87, of Springfield, Ore., died on Dec. 29, 2020. She was born Sept. 23, 1933 in Brainerd, Minn. to Paul and Maybelle Bernard. Joyce graduated from Willamette High School, then graduated from Emanuel School of Nursing. A…
Alice Mae Jones, 93, of Dexter, Ore. passed away peacefully Dec. 25, 2020. She was born May 1, 1927 to Robert and Valeria Miles in Corsica, Pa. She married Wallace Jones on June 8, 1943. They were married 50-plus years…
Jeanne Tiedje Easterling, 88, was born on Jan. 5, 1932 in Tucson, Ariz. to William David Tiedje and Lucile Margaret Ewer Tiedje. Her family moved to Creswell, Ore. in 1943 where she attended Creswell schools. She was an excellent student — serving…
Jeannine M. Mart, 88, longtime resident of Springfield, Ore., died on Dec. 29, 2020. She enjoyed her last three years at Garden Way Retirement Community of Eugene, Ore. She married Roger D. Mart (deceased) in 2003. Roger retired from Eugene…
BRADLEY COOK/ FLASHBOX STUDIO Hummingbirds make great company and are beautiful to watch. Most hummingbirds migrate once the cold weather arrives – but one species remains. “Anna’s Hummingbirds” live in western Oregon year-round. Here are ways to identify Anna’s…
PORTLAND, OR – January 4, 2021 – As many job sectors in Oregon continue to struggle in an unpredictable economy and the state faces a near 7% unemployment rate, the skilled trades are booming. But the number of skilled trade…