Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – In its most recent study on Climatology of Weather and Climate Disasters, the National Centers for Environmental Information reports that, between 2020 and 2024, there were just 16 days on average between U.S. billion-dollar disaster events compared to 82 days in the 1980s. “Shorter time intervals between disasters[Read More…]
SPRINGFIELD – As West Coast League playoffs continued, we take a look at the Springfield Drifters’ 2025 season – one that finished with a 22-32 record, tying their previous best win total from ’23. This season, coaches focused on developing talent, giving players the tools they need to succeed in[Read More…]
I want to again share my experience with what was likely a waterborne bacterium I encountered last summer during a river trip in Idaho. We launched during an extended heatwave, which resulted in the river being warm. I developed an infection in my ears that took a couple of weeks[Read More…]
COTTAGE GROVE – Magic. Romance. Revenge. These are the elements of The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Tony Rust at Cottage Theatre. Prospero, a sorcerer-duke exiled on an island with her daughter Miranda for 12 years, seeks revenge when the nobles who betrayed them sail by. She[Read More…]
EUGENE – What happens to floral centerpieces and bouquets after a big celebration? Do guests take them home and admire them until they perish? Do they get tossed and return to the soil they came from? Tabitha “Taby” Phifer thought of an idea to give already-used flowers a second chance[Read More…]
Ronald “Ron” Irving Pupke, a cherished educator, coach, and valued member of his community, passed away on May 16, 2025, at the age of 101 in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Born to Herman F. and Stella F. (Tormoehlen) Pupke on January 19, 1924, in Portland, Oregon, Ron’s life was marked by[Read More…]
