Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Q: I have heard that there have been changes to the recommendations of who should get the HPV vaccine. What are those changes? A: That is correct. The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and…
I am glad I don’t really have to depend on the weather to make my living. This past week went from cold, rainy, 40 degree temperatures to downright balmy by the week’s end. Farmers do have to deal with such…
About 20 years ago I read an article in the newspaper about a U.S. Supreme Court hearing concerning the liability of government officials who were responsible for maintaining of public properties, roads, buildings, etc. The suit was one of many…
I’d heard his name spoken reverently since the first days we arrived in southern Lane County. Particularly whenever someone was talking about community service. “Have you met The Cowboy yet?” was a frequent question. In the month and a half…
Lane County’s got a new sheriff, and you can’t find ’em more homegrown-Creswell than Cliff Harrold. Sheriff Harrold’s family first set up shop in Creswell in 1946, when his great-grandparents, Foster and Stella Harrold, founded the 200-acre Harrold’s Dairy property…
Justin Baird, Division Chief Photo provided Five South Lane County Fire & Rescue members will be receiving recognition from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association (OCFA) for bravery and excellence next month. The Meritorious Service Awards stem from the June 2018…
Creswell High School Class of 1998 alumni Zach Turnbull recently was honored by the Green River Valley Cowbelles/Cattlewomen with their 2019 Friend of Agriculture award in Wyoming. Turnbull is a large carnivore biologist. Photo provided/Wyoming Game and Fish Department A…
The Pleasant Hill Middle School Destination Imagination team, ”Organ Trail,” recently placed first in the Medical Mystery Challenge at the Affiliate Tournament on April 6. The team will be leaving for the Global Finals in Kansas City, Mo. May 21-…
My world right now is centered on one special person who needs me and my full attention. Oh, don’t get me wrong… Jim is doing well in his healing process, and we’ve worked out a schedule of sorts for each…
Ed Gunderson With Earth Day coming up Monday, April 22, one way to celebrate is by adopting sustainable practices into an everyday routine. ”We’re living in a finite world,” Dana Merryday, Cottage Grove resident, said. ”There’s only so many resources,…