Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Dear Editor, Frequently I hear the complaint, “rents are too high,” or “housing prices are too high.” Are the people making these claims thinking clearly? The reason housing costs are difficult for people to afford is often because wages are…
To our advertising family, Starting with this week’s paper and continuing forward we are jumping up our game big time! One thousand weekly papers will be placed in grocery racks from Eugene to Springfield to Cottage Grove, in addition to…
A Creswell preteen pleaded guilty last week to murdering a 92-year-old woman on Creswood Drive earlier this year. The boy killed Erma (Sapp) Burnell, of Creswell, in her home on Jan. 7. His name was mentioned in court, but The…
Lily Dumas feeds mom Kathryn Dumas a bite of her kick-the-can ice cream during Creswell Library’s final Summer Reading Program event for 2019. Gini Davis More than 120 kids showed up at Holt Park on Aug. 14 to make kick-the-can…
Since 2010, when Seth and Melissa Clark bought the Blue Valley Bistro – formerly Creswell Coffee Co. and thought of as “Creswell’s living room” – the community-minded couple has used the shop’s walls and environment to showcase local creativity. On…
Anna Baltrusch coaches the Lady Dawgs to their second-place finish in the 2015 3A State Tournament. Photo courtesy of Anna Baltrusch Ask Anna Baltrusch, set to begin her 23rd season as Creswell High School’s head volleyball coach, knows what it…
I hope that everyone had a fun and safe Fourth of July this year. I can remember as a kid the fun we had. Some of my fondest memories of the Fourth of July were of our family joining my…
Josh Searl’s inspiration especially comes from birds. He said that he loves watching them move and watching how their wings work. Searl said this piece was his mother’s favorite. Aliya Hall If a bird were to fly up to the…
Colorful character: a euphemism that has a wide range of applications. While it could mean endearing or interesting, it can also be a polite term for crackpot or worse. I’m sure if you consider our fair town of Cottage Grove,…
Cottage Grove Grocery Outlet’s expanded food drive benefits Cottage Grove’s Community Sharing Program and the Creswell Food Pantry. From left: co-owners Kori and Ed Sowa, Bob Boettcher, Winnie Balaty, Kurt Blachnik, Phyllis Smith (background), Jeanne Barclay, Judy Surface and Susan…