Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
Nina V. Kocks, 94, passed peacefully away on July 31, 2020 in Roseburg surrounded by family. Although Nina was born in South Dakota and grew up in Missouri as an only child, she spent most of her life in Springfield, Oregon.…
Harry Eugene Kopperman, 89, was born on Aug. 19, 1930 in Centralia, Washington, the first son of Harry L. Kopperman and Helen Anderson. In 1947 the family moved to Cottage Grove, Oregon. He attended Cottage Grove High School one year,…
Lisa was born in Medford, Oregon, to Glen Jahnke and Cheryl Thorp. She graduated in 1983 from Phoenix High School, where she played volleyball and softball, and continued to play softball for several years to come. Lisa was fun-loving, a…
Norma Elaine Wright, 81, passed away at home on Aug. 9, 2020 while surrounded by her family. Elaine was born on Jan. 3, 1939, in Durham, Oklahoma, to Norman and Fredia Widener. She married Glen Wright of Crawford, Oklahoma, in 1956.…
Barbara Jean Bostick Platz Mulligan, 83, succumbed to old age and COPD on Aug. 13, 2020. Barbara was born Sept. 25, 1936 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Bill and Elsie Bostick. She had three younger brothers, one of whom died in…
Christina Jerene Jones, 71, of Creswell, Oregon passed away Aug. 15, 2020. She was born May 20, 1949 to parents John and Jerene (Bell) Forsyth in Myrtle Point, Oregon. Christina graduated from Myrtle Point High School in 1967. She married Robert…