Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Martha Clara (Mestdagh) Settelmeyer, 98, died peacefully surrounded by family on Dec. 22, 2020. Martha was born in rural Benson County, North Dakota on April 15, 1922 to Henry and Emma (Poelvoorde) Mestdagh, homesteaders from Belgium. She was taken to…
Kenneth Leon Sears, 83, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Cottage Grove, Ore. of complications from dementia. Ken was born Oct. 14, 1937 in Broken Bow, Neb. to parents Edwin Leroy Sears from York, Nebraska…
Jacob “Jake” Jeffrey Anderson, born Feb. 13, 2000 in Springfield, Ore., passed away on Dec. 19, 2020 in Cottage Grove, Ore. He was 20 years old. He was born to Jeffrey Jerome Anderson and Effie Diann (Kendall) Anderson and joined…
John Reuben Patterson April 20, 1928 – Jan. 2, 2020 Larry Allen Saunders Oct. 21, 1947 – Dec. 12, 2019 Christina Moore June 6, 1946 – Jan. 6, 2020 Donald Lamar Elveback Aug. 13, 1929 – Dec. 30, 2019 Mary Lucinda…
Baby Gramps was featured in the Feb. 20 edition, after he played a Valentine’s show at the Axe & Fiddle in Cottage Grove.He’s made a career out of employing that characteristic Popeye voice of his; then he morphs into other…
The 2020 holiday season is here and like so many others I have talked to, I’m having difficulties feeling any excitement or joy. We have all been surrounded by so much turmoil throughout the year, dealing with the pandemic, racial…
PHOTO PROVIDED Susan Williams, left, enjoying time at camp dressed up as a clown. Volunteers were instrumental in helping her enjoy social activites. In the past I have written about many local events that require volunteer help, if not totally operated…
The Bulldogs were conference champs in 2019-2020, and won the consolation game to finish third at the state tournament. Brielle Brick, far left with her CHS letter jacket, finished fourth at the girls state wrestling tournament earlier this year. Brielle…
Mikkelsen Leaders representing a majority of local small- and medium-sized businesses across the region recently sent a co-signed plea for support to Gov. Kate Brown and elected representatives on behalf of their constituent businesses. Vonnie Mikkelsen, president and CEO of…
Blum “It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees, they’re putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace, Oh I wish I had a river, I could skate away on.” – River, Joni Mitchell We received our…