Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
If you’re being abducted, might as well enjoy a beer. PHOTO PROVIDED/LYNDSEY HEWITT Thanks to my initials and to Steven Spielberg, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told to ”phone home” in my 27 years on this…
Dear Editor, While much of the world spent last weekend watching the royal wedding, over 400 Creswellians (that number is according to Sunday night’s KVAL news) rolled up their sleeves and went to work on home makeovers for two local…
Dear Editor, Thank you for doing an in-depth article on the situation of cats in our society. The cat problem is actually a people-caused problem. All it takes is one unaltered female and within a year you can have a…
On Monday, May 21, shortly after 8:30 p.m., the Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received a report of a robbery in the 200 block of N. Mill Street in Creswell. Initial investigation indicates that three white males between the ages…
The history of Creswell seems to be tied up in one old building. It is the Old Schoolhouse, which was built in 1875. It served for many years as the only school in town. A fire almost destroyed the building,…
Billie Susan Alvarez passed away on March 18, 2018 in Escondido, California. She was surrounded by her two children, John and Natalie Book, and her companion of 12 years, Larry Manley of Carlsbad, California. Although her death was unexpected, she…
Raymond E. Lee Raymond E. Lee, known as Ray, passed away on April 23, 2018 at the age of 74. Ray and his siblings grew up in Creswell and he graduated from Creswell High School in 1962. He enlisted in…
Since about 2010, Creswell’s Carol Campbell and company have been keeping Creswell Education Foundation (CEF) afloat, after resurrecting the nonprofit from its dormant state some years ago. The current CEF crew is the second group to take hold of the…
Andrew Spriggs plays a trumpet solo on ”Mary’s Idea” as CHS Jazz Band 1 performs during the OMEA State Jazz Championships PHOTO PROVIDED/ALESHA CULP After being inexplicably ”snubbed” by judges during a couple of competitions this year in which the…
Creswell Middle School Choir, onstage at Gladstone High for the annual Music in the Parks Festival, where they won their division. PHOTO PROVIDED/JENNIFER GARZANELLI On May 5, the Creswell Middle School Choir made their fourth appearance at the annual Music…