Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Dawn was born in Springfield, Oregon, graduated from Pleasant Hill in 1967, and studied dental hygiene at Lane Community College. She married Doug Frazier in June 1970. They moved to Virginia and then to Germany, where Doug was stationed. They…
Rita Lorraine (Sabin) Workman, 84, passed away of natural causes at home in Lindon, Utah, on May 18, 2020. All who knew her were touched by her service, love and positive spirit. She was born Oct. 14, 1935, in Heyburn,…
Melissa Nash One of my private, random moments of joy comes from watching people in their 70s, 80s and 90s, standing in the newsroom and, in mid-story, begin scrolling through the photos on their smartphone. It’s behavior that reminds me…
A message from Springfield mayor Christine Lundberg: I have chosen this important day to make an announcement. I am establishing a Mayor’s Blue-Ribbon Panel to help us advance equity in Springfield. On this day, Juneteenth, a day when we honor…
The Creslane Choir was able to perform its winter concert but missed out on its spring concert and other events after schools shut down in mid-March. For Creswell Middle School band and choir, and Creslane Elementary choir and music students,…
Wrapping up Bulldog athletics for the 2019-2020 school year is much more complicated this year than in the past. While we have a lot to celebrate from our fall and winter seasons, spring was unfortunately cut short. This was disappointing…
The recently regrouped CHS Jazz Choir was set to compete at the Reno Jazz Festival this spring. From left, Josiah Lee, Hugo Taura and Brandon Moehlmann perform during the Feb. 1 Saucy Jazz fundraiser. Switching to distance learning posed a…
All-League first baseman Dawson Sharkey was one of seven returning varsity baseball players missing out on their senior season due to the mid-March school shutdown. Before COVID-19 closures forced cancellation of spring sports, 2019-20 Bulldog athletes and coaches were riding…
SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten COTTAGE GROVE – South Lane County Fire & Rescue board members tonight voted to reinstate Chief John Wooten without any disciplinary action, leading to the immediate resignation of vice president Jennifer Radcliffe following the 3-2…
This boat would have been fine on a pond or small lake but is terribly designed for even mild whitewater and river currents. All photos provided by Mark Swick It’s just one of those facts of nature and an unfortunate…