Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Springfield Developer David Loveall isn’t finished with his plans for Springfield. Loveall, who owns and redesigned the 300 block downtown, pitched the Springfield Utility Board (SUB) about buying the 200 block from SUB, and building a hotel. “We’re here because…
I am hoping that you all learned a few new tricks to support your cardiovascular health from my last columns. There are a lot of members of my family who suffer from heart disease, and my goal each year is…
Prospectors out looking for gold in the Cascade Mountains, circa 1930. (Image: Postcard) It was, most historians agree, the nadir of the Great Depression. The entire country had gone from singing ”Happy Days are Here Again” to ”Brother Can You…
By the time you’re reading this, we’ll be one week from a significant change in our paper’s history – and one month away from our 110th birthday! In my first column nearly six months ago, I laid out a vision…
Larry “Guy” Wheeler Jr., 44, of Junction City, went to be with his Lord on July 22, 2019. Born April 7, 1975 in Klamath Falls, Guy grew up moving from coast to coast with his family, as his dad was…
Marvin Gowing Marvin Dale Gowing, 84, of Cottage Grove, passed away on Aug. 16, 2019. He was born in Eugene to parents Earl and Nellie (Vaughan) Gowing on April 6, 1935. Marvin served in the Army National Guard and worked…
Party in the Park 2019 organizers wish to THANK all volunteers, contributors and participants for an outstanding event on Aug. 10, including Creswell Faith Center, Creswell Family Dental Clinic, Platinum Hair, Whistle Stop Barber Shop, Demarcos Wright/Panacea Barbershop & Lounge…
Letter to the Editor: I was pleased to see a guest column on human population increase and the adverse effect on the environment. I was displeased to find the column a thinly veiled antiimmigration piece. The adverse effects of human…
Tom Harada Photo provided When Ulla Hacker-Harada’s friend lost someone to cancer, she thought that she was being a sympathetic and supportive pal, one who was there for whatever her friend needed. But when her own husband, Tom Harada, died…
Jen Blue The Mount Pisgah fire on Aug. 15 that burned over 50 acres was caused by a lawn mower, county officials said. A call came into fire crews about noon last Thursday. Locals with emergency alert text messages configured…