Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
From left, top: program coordinator Josh Beiderman, executive director Laura Rariden, and Sophie and Grace Bilyeu; middle: Ava Foote, Jaylee Tripp and John Kieper; lower: Kiannah Bailey, Khloe and Kaylin Seeley, and Erik Branam. LAURA RARIDEN/PHOTO CRESWELL — Show and…
We write to ask that any future coronavirus stimulus package contain funding to support local journalism and media. Without this support, local news is in a state of crisis that has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For over…
Rep. Marty Wilde COVID-19 has struck the nonprofits and small businesses that serve our communities, just as it has so many of our neighbors. The uncertainties of the length of the crisis make it particularly difficult to make plans and…
Noel Nash People-watching remains an enjoyable pastime for most people, I imagine. Whether you’re waiting in an airport, vacationing abroad (like, say, Alabama), a shopping mall or busy downtown sidewalk, it’s fun to check out how others act and interact.…
Esther Vaughn enjoys online Storytime and family karaoke. PHOTO PROVIDED/MARY VAUGHN Mary Vaughn said that in addition to entertaining herself by building with blocks and playing with her other toys, her young daughter Esther is “really enjoying” the Storytime that…
We’re in the midst of a global pandemic, but its impact on America’s communities is local. First responders are our neighbors helping our neighbors, rushing to addresses just down the street and taking the sick to a nearby hospital. The…
I received a question from the mother of a 6-year-old. Her son was born under the sign Virgo during the lunar Year of the Snake. The family has been social-distancing in their apartment for the past few weeks due to Coronavirus,…
Creswell guard Tyler Frieze capped his senior season by earning first team all-state honors, and senior teammate Kai Apo was named to the third team. The two Bulldogs players were recognized as first team all-Mountain Valley Conference players following…
TERRY – Nina Rene Terry, 78, of Cottage Grove, died March 26, 2020. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. CORNELISON – Lorena Elizabeth Cornelison, 89, of Springfield, died April 2, 2020. CONRAD – Joseph F.Conrad , 86, of Cottage Grove, died…
Ardyce Ella Houser, age 87 of Springfield, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on April 3, 2020, after a long battle with dementia. Ardyce was born on Oct. 20, 1932 in Sac City, Iowa to Harold E.…