Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
From the Greatest Generation to Baby Boomers, Generation X to Millennials, teenagers in every era have had challenges growing up. In today’s digital world, high school students are being tested in unique and demanding ways. The Washington Post confirms that…
In the mid-1930s in my hometown of Bartlesville, Okla., I remember when I was about 12 or 13 years old that we always celebrated Armistices Day, which was to commemorate ”The War to End All Wars.” The time and date…
LT. COLONEL ROBERT A. BECK, U.S. ARMY, RETIRED, COLD WAR, DEFENSE OF KOREA Photo provided Bob Beck served as a U.S. Army Infantry Ranger and a Combat Engineer Officer. He served in Germany during the Cold War, and then on…
COLONEL RICHARD M. HEYMAN, U.S. AIR FORCE, RETIRED, WWII, KOREA, VIET NAM Photo provided Richard Heyman joined the U.S. Army Air Corps to serve in WWII. At 19 years old, he flew a fighter plane over Normandy in June, 1944…
RICK L. HIGGINS, U.S. ARMY, RETIRED – VIET NAM WAR Photo provided Rick Higgins served as a U.S. Army Infantryman and Radio Operator during the Viet Nam War, earning three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Commendation Medal for…
The City of Creswell and ECONorthwest have moved forward with drafting potential housing policies for an update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan Housing Element (CPHE), as well as an action plan to implement these policies. The Housing Needs Analysis meeting…
There will be an event this weekend in Pleasant Hill that can have a direct impact on a country across the world. The event, a Pumpkin Spice Holiday Bazaar, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to…
TOM BORTNER AND HIS NEPHEW AT THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Photo provided For Tom Bortner of Creswell, his recent participation in the South Willamette Honor Flight to Washington D.C., ”was a true heartfelt ‘Welcome Home’ finally after…
GARY MOUNCE AND RICHARD ZETTERVALL, CANDIDATES FOR THE MAYOR OF CRESWELL What style of leadership does the City of Creswell need right now? MOUNCE: Collaborative, visionary, able to effectively maneuver through the minutia of city government; ability to stand for…
LAUREL HENRY, JERRI CHISHOLM AND TINLEY CHISHOLM REMIND CRESWELL CITIZENS TO VOTE FOR GARY MOUNCE FOR MAYOR. Image provided Laurel Henry, Jerri Chisholm and Tinley Chisholm remind Creswell citizens for vote for Gary Mounce for mayor. Photo provided.