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Lucious Willingham, known as "Uncle Lou," greets visitors with a smile while in costume for his 100th birthday celebration March 17 at Trinity Baptist Church
Lucious Willingham, known as "Uncle Lou," greets visitors with a smile while in costume for his 100th birthday celebration March 17 at Trinity Baptist Church
A Golden send-off

A Golden send-off

Agnes Stewart Middle School bustled with activity Friday, May 10 as Springfield School District students, teachers, parents ...

Colts beat Corvallis; begin playoffs

Colts beat Corvallis; begin playoffs

by Daniel Wolfe If you are one who enjoys good defense, great pitching and the occasional long ...

THS seniors are home runs

THS seniors are home runs

Countless practices after school and early on weekends, scores of games statewide, and grueling “grinders” exercises are ...

Pastor reaches 25th year

Pastor reaches 25th year

A longstanding historic Springfield church celebrated one of its longest-standing pastors, Jeff Savage, after 25 years of ...

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Four Springfield Public Schools (SPS) faculty nominees received A Champion in Education (ACE) awards during a ceremony at Eugene’s Hult Center on Tuesday, April 23. According to an SPS news release, 52 district teachers, administrators, classified staffers and volunteers ... Full article
Lifestyles - View All
Are you having trouble fitting into your warm weather clothes? Many folks try to lose weight with some success, but then gain it back. Sound familiar? Have you tried every one of the latest and greatest diet plans? Are ... Full article
Opinion - View All
Since we are a week away from the biggest celebration weekend of the year, I sneaked a peak at the extended forecast earlier this week. It would appear the forecast matches up with what Springs the Willamalane Park and ... Full article
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Springfield resident Leslie Eugene Schmidt, 35, died Saturday night, May 11 from a single-vehicle crash on Jasper-Lowell Road. According to a news release from the Lane County Sheriff, witnesses saw the vehicle traveling west at a high rate of ... Full article
An unexpected fire in a vehicle at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend was quickly extinguished by fire crews Tuesday afternoon, May 7. The fire, which ignited in an older Ford pickup truck, was extinguished quickly by fire ...
Police cruisers from Springfield, Eugene, Portland, Medford and elsewhere in Oregon crowded Springfield streets April 29 and 30. But it wasn’t a major brawl or drug bust: rather, nearly 130 K9 officers from statewide police departments attended the Oregon ...
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Earlier this year, Springfield High School students from the Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) club shined at the state Career Development Contest in Portland. Now, six SHS students and instructor Susan Stambaugh will be traveling to Nationals over ... Full article
It’s not every day you hear about a restaurant rejecting tips from customers. But that’s the plan for Happy’s Java and Soul Food Shack, according to owner Derrick “Happy” Pruitt, who simply goes by Happy. The small, drive-up kiosk ...
Each year, students from Oregon high schools demonstrate their vocational savvy in the DECA State Career Development Conference through testing, role-play and competition. In representing the Willamette Valley, local highschoolers did not disappoint as Springfield High junior Austin Damron, ...
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by Scott Olson The Pleasant Hill Billie baseball team won its fourth straight league title with a 12-1 victory at Santiam Christian last Friday. The Billies, 20-4, 15-1 in the PacWest Conference, received an outstanding pitching performance by Jackson ... Full article
By Daniel Wolfe for the Springfield Times In a game that didn’t go according to plan, Sheldon came to Thurston and defeated the Colts by an 8-0 score. Sheldon starter Mike Ralston scattered just three hits. So dominant was ...
A Springfield athlete made history by setting a new school record in triple jump during the Springfield Rotary Twilight meet April 12, and he placed first at the Oregon Relays meet April 20. With his 47.05-foot jump, Miller senior ...