LINDA SEXTON/PHOTOThe Umpqua Lighthouse is the only one in Oregon you can still climb, and get an up-close view of the lighting mechanism. PART II Dear readers: Please join Linda and me on another road trip through the Coast Range…

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the corner of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not pick your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen fruit of…

Last week, I announced the birth of another great-grandson, Hudson Ross Haxby. This week, I need to tell you about two important people in my life who passed on the same day. Life, indeed, seems to be an unending circle.…

Last Wednesday I was sitting at an outside table at The Axe & Fiddle, grokking the flow on Main Street. I was feeling a bit melancholic over what I was taking in. In very recent memory there were art walks,…

From left: Gary Stokem, a NAPA sales representative, and NAPA store owners Dan and Tammy Green pose with their 1956 Ford F100, along with Patrick and Jennifer Cartwright. Patrick Cartwright was given a new lease on life, so he’s making…

Plans at Banh Mi & Brews at 285 E. Oregon Ave. in Creswell are starting to come full-circle, despite the impacts of the Coronavirus. Owners Duc and Sara Nguyen do not know when they will be able to open, but…

COTTAGE GROVE – Covered Bridge Brewing Group at 926 E Main St. refuses to let a pandemic hinder its success. By adapting to the ever-changing rules surrounding the food service industry, the four owners Chrissy Chapman, Nate Sampson, David and Liza…

UNITED STATES CENSUS SURVEY FACT: Self-response rates through Aug. 14: Springfield (70.6%),   Creswell (68.1%) and  Cottage Grove (67.4%). FACT: Response rate in Oregon (as of Aug. 14) is 66.2%. … Washington (69.6%) and Idaho (68.1%) have higher rates than Oregon. FACT:…

Springfield City Hall has weathered political and social protests in recent months, and now must find a new mayor following Christine Lundberg’s resignation on Saturday, Aug. 15. JORDAN CORA LAMPE/PHOTO SPRINGFIELD — Three days after Christine Lundberg abruptly resigned from…