Good times at Ciochetti Invite, Sky-Em meet next

Posted: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
The annual Ciochetti Invitational track meet last Friday proved to be a very good tune-up for many of the CG Lions' top track athletes. Some new personal records were set during the eight-hour meet, conducted under near- perfect weather conditions. A total of 14 teams competed, with North Valley from Grants Pass showing off its depth on the boys' ...more

Getting the word out

Posted: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
The Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway winds a 36-mile loop from Cottage Grove and into the countryside surrounding Dorena Reservoir, taking in six covered bridges on the way. On Thursday, community leaders, business owners and local cyclists joined the heads of various state and national agencies to talk about what the Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway could mean for Cottage Grove.
Last ...more

Committee approves 2012-13 school district budget

Posted: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012


It took less than an hour Monday evening for the South Lane School District Budget Committee to peruse and approve a $23,951,631 budget for the 2012-13 school year.
South Lane Superintendent Krista Parent called the document a "current service level budget," indicating that the District will more or less maintain a funding status quo next year with ...more

Lincoln MS to host Relay Field Day, film crew

Posted: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012


Each year, a Friday at the end of May brings Lincoln Middle School students out to the school's track for an event to raise awareness and funding to fight cancer. This year, though, will be different--the world will be watching.
On May 1, LMS learned that the school had been chosen by the American Cancer Society to be ...more

Budget balanced, but SLCF&R still in financial straits

Posted: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012


The committee charged with the analysis and approval of next year's budget for South Lane County Fire & Rescue did so in a meeting held Thursday at Station 2-1 in Cottage Grove.
Fire Chief Dean Creech, who assumed the position in March, said he believes the budget passed muster in the budget committee's first meeting for the ...more

Man who died at Cottage Grove Jail identified

Posted: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
An autopsy conducted by the Lane County Medical Examiner on Monday found the cause of death to be aspiration pneumonia for a 24-year old man discovered deceased in a Cottage Grove jail cell last weekend.
Oregon State Police, which is conducting an investigation into the man's death at the request of the Cottage Grove Police Department, also identified the ...more

Portmann's sisters visit CG bearing gifts

Posted: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012


Former Cottage Grove High School Guidance Counselor Michele Portmann had a lot planned for her 62nd birthday. On Saturday, Portmann's sisters, Joni Portmann and Marsha Yandell, traveled to Cottage Grove to celebrate in her honor.
Portmann envisioned a big party to mark her arrival at Social Security age, Yandell said, though a collision with a motor vehicle claimed ...more

Cash Mob visits Kalapuya

Posted: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012


Warmer, sunnier weather greeted Cottage Grove Saturday morning, though many Grovers found themselves indoors--at Kalapuya Books on Main Street, to be exact--for the second installment of the community's new Cash Mob series.
A cash mob involves a predetermined agreement among members of a group to congregate at a local business with the intent of spending a suggested $20 ...more