Bohemian Tavern holds open house and ribbon cutting for new owners
The Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, Sept. 28, with Jeppesen and Esser, bartenders and owners, who were both thankful for their recent acquisition in historic downtown, but also, in gratitude to their friends and family.
Updated: 2 days ago
Meyers retires his city manager hat after 26 years
Cottage Grove City Manager Richard Meyers was a young boy when a series of sparks ignited what has become his lifelong passion for local government and community service. September 30 is his final day in a job he has held for a quarter of a century. As the city’s longest serving city manager, his resume and list of accomplishments are both lengthy and impressive.
Updated: 1 week ago
CG Bible Church welcomes new pastor with a familiar face
After 33 years, Singer passes the torch to Harris, who has held various leadership positions in the church. Kooshian served as pastor from 1970-1984.ed as pastor from 1970-1984.
Updated: 8 months ago
New Mayor, City Council take oath of office
Solesbee, Fleck, Savage and Merryday take oath of office at City Council
Updated: 8 months ago
Five Lane County Officials sworn in, State of County given
Five county officials take office; State of the County outlines accomplishments, offers peek at year to come
Updated: 8 months ago
Logging show returning to Western Oregon Exposition
Crowd-pleasing event awakens from two-year slumber at WOE Fair this August
Updated: 8 months ago
2022 Year in Review
Selected stories from 2022 that made headlines in Cottage Grove.
Updated: 8 months ago
The Secret of Opal Whiteley’s Uncle Henry
Henry David Pearson has become almost forgotten in the Opal Whiteley story, but he may be the most important person in her early life. He may even be Opal’s secret “Angel Father.”
Updated: 9 months ago
Crowds pack holiday food box giveaway
Community Sharing Program hosted its annual Holiday Food Box giveaway on December 20th at the pantry.
Updated: 9 months ago
Body cameras and unhoused management raises debate at Council
Infrastructure, election proclamation, body worn cameras, and an unhoused population management plan was discussed at the last city council meeting of the year.
Updated: 9 months ago
Opal Whiteley’s star twinkles in early newspaper appearance
Whiteley’s earliest notices in Cottage Grove newspapers draw insight into her mysterious past.
Updated: 9 months ago
Cottage Grove Cares: Carry It Forward
Carry It Forward Executive Director Kris McAlister stands next to a row of pallet shelters bordering a grass lawn. The open space in the back next to the fence will soon become a sanctuary garden and small pond.
Updated: 9 months ago
Cottage Grove’s community Christmas tree tradition turns 100
In Cottage Grove, an announcement was finally made on Dec 15, 1922, that the setup of the community tree would be accomplished by the following day, with the tree carrying many electric-colored lights placed by the Mountain States Power Company, now known as Pacific Power. It stood in the middle of the intersection of Main and Sixth streets, “arranged so that it will not interfere with traffic and will be aglow every night.”
Updated: 9 months ago
Illuminating the past
Hidden within the soldered sections of colored glass in the windows of the Cottage Grove Museum, are historical mysteries that can only be revealed today, thanks to the internet and most importantly, the painstaking commitment of devoted preservationists of its stained glass windows over its 125-year history. And for the first time in two years, a tour will be held at the museum’s Stained Glass & Candlelight event Saturday, Dec. 3.
Updated: 9 months ago
Governor grants pardon for Oregon Marijuana Offenses
Gov. Kate Brown announced a pardon for prior Oregon offenses of simple possession of marijuana, an act that will impact an estimated 45,000 individuals across the state and forgive more than $14,000,000 in associated fines and fees. The pardon will remove 47,144 convictions for possession of a small amount of marijuana from individual records, eliminating barriers for thousands of people seeking employment, housing, and educational opportunities who have otherwise been ineligible.
Updated: 9 months ago
Community Sharing announces holiday box & gift giveaway
“This year, [the holiday food box distribution] will be on Dec. 20 at Community Sharing. This will be the second year we're going to do the distribution out of our agency. And Tree of Joy, our other [holiday gift giving] program, will be operating out of Trinity Lutheran Church on Dec. 21,” Fleck said.
Updated: 10 months ago
Council weighs in on Municipal Court Report, unhoused, infrastructure
Infrastructure, annual court report, unhoused management plan, and the City Manager evaluation are all items on the latest City Council agenda.
Updated: 10 months ago
Stained glass and candlelight holiday celebration returns to the Cottage Grove Museum
The Cottage Grove Museum’s annual holiday event, Stained Glass and Candlelight, will return after a two-year hiatus on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cottage Grove Museum, 147 North H St., in Cottage Grove’s historic Northwest Neighborhood.
Updated: 10 months ago
Preliminary Results for Nov. 8 General Election
Solesbee projected winner for Cottage Grove mayor, measures pass, psilocybin therapy voted down
Updated: 10 months ago
Oregon launches new Veteran Dental Program
Oregon House Bill 4095, which creates the state’s first Veteran Dental Program for Oregon veterans who do not qualify for Oregon Health Plan (OHP), passed in the 2022 Legislative Session.
Updated: 10 months ago
A new season begins at Cottage Grove Bible Church
Five years ago, Bob Singer told the church elders he planned to retire in 2022. Last year, a prayerful and thorough search was launched to select his successor. Last month, by a unanimous vote, Pastor Ron Harris was called and will begin as pastor on Jan. 8.
Updated: 10 months ago
Strikers return to work
Employees for Weyerhaeuser, a lumber company in Washington and Oregon, went back to work last week after a 46-day strike ended the day after the company reported its third quarter results.
Updated: 10 months ago
Loaf love
Over the past two decades, Bread Club offered “a venue for farmer’s produce prior to the South Valley Farmer’s Market taking shape, a platform for political candidates, a jump off point for Poetry Night, opportunities for clothing exchange, and mostly, a chance to meet old friends and newcomers,” Betsy Hartzell said.
Updated: 10 months ago
Meet the candidates for Cottage Grove Pt. II — Candidates answer questions
In this second part are three questions and the candidates’ answers. For full coverage of the forum, including highlights from questions from the audience, visit the chamber’s Facebook page at: https://fb.watch/gtgJKrmFpI/.
Updated: 10 months ago
Cottage Grove SPOT shelter opening this week
City staff have been putting the final touches on the overflow location at the old warming shelter site. The site will open Monday, Oct.31st.
Updated: 10 months ago
Senior meals program needs volunteers throughout Lane County
More volunteers are needed to help serve and deliver meals to older adults and adults with disabilities in our communities.
Updated: 10 months ago
Garden harvest work party a bountiful achievement
The Community Sharing Educational Garden Harvest Party was a huge success with nearly 200 pounds of beautiful vegetables harvested by and for the community with hundreds of seedlings planted for winter crops.
Updated: 11 months ago
Cottage Grove area cemeteries guide
A guided tour of Cottage Grove cemeteries
Updated: 11 months ago
Meet the candidates for Cottage Grove
The chamber, along with the Blackberry Pie Society and Cottage Grove 912 Project, held the forum, where nine candidates were given multiple questions and equal time opportunities to express their vision, stances and platforms for their candidacies in the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election. The office of mayor of Cottage Grove, Ward 1 councilor, Ward 3 councilor, and councilor at large will all be on the ballot.
Updated: 11 months ago
Haunted Oregon
“Can’t we have some kind of a good time on Halloween — do something to remember this one particular night, for ye shall never all be together again” was the first sentence of a story titled, “Our Halloween.”, the first to reference Halloween customs in Oregon on Dec. 10, 1875.
Updated: 11 months ago
October 2022 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In a proclamation by Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing, he urged “all people to actively participate in the scheduled activities and programs to work toward eradicating domestic violence, improving victim safety and holding perpetrators of domestic abuse accountable for their actions against individual victims and our society.” October 2022 has been dedicated in Cottage Grove and throughout the nation as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each year, millions of homes across the U.S. are affected by domestic violence as families struggle to find relief. Services to help prevent abuse and stop its causes can be lifesaving.
Updated: 11 months ago
Cottage Grove approves parcel rezoning and storm drain expansion project
The Oct. 10 meeting of the Cottage Grove City Council included information on parcel rezoning, awarding the contract for storm drain expansion, looking at recent accomplishments and addressing the resignations at Cottage Grove Police Department. During the meeting, City Manager Richard Meyers addressed the city council and gave a timeline of events that brought the eventual resignation of former Cottage Grove Chief of Police Scott Shepard and Captain Conrad Gagner. Both were on leave after leadership complaints were lodged on July 29. Both were placed on non-disciplinary leave this summer. “Chief Scott Shepherd and Captain Conrad Gagner have resigned from the City of Cottage Grove effective Oct. 5,” Meyers reported. “As a result of their resignations, they are no longer the focus of any city-initiated investigation. The Cottage Grove Police Department remains under the leadership of Interim Police Chief Jeff Groth and the focus remains on providing a high level of public safety for the community.”
Updated: 11 months ago
Kiosk installed for the J. Polk Currin Swinging Bridge
A small crew made of members of the Rotary Club of Cottage Grove and other dedicated volunteers — including Dana Merryday, Larry Bottemiller, Michael Cunningham, Amy Merryday, Mayor Jeff Gowing and local helpers Chris and Jeremiah —stopped by to lend a hand for the installation of an information kiosk at the J. Polk Currin Swinging Bridge, South River Road and Madison Ave.
Updated: 11 months ago
Davenport mural to be unveiled during Friday's Art Walk
The Cottage Grove Historical Society and a mural committee, chaired by City Councilor Kenneth Michael Roberts and including Suzanne Huebner-Sannes, Debra Monsive and Gerald Santana, will jointly reveal the city’s newest mural at The Bookmine, 702 E. Main Street, during Art Walk tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 30.
Updated: 1 year ago
Volunteer effort powers weekly Free Community Market BBQ
Community Sharing hosts a free community market each Sunday to bring tasty food to Cottage Grove residents.
Updated: 1 year ago
Opinion: Feeling the Heat Upriver
A little over 3 years ago, I moved up the Row River from the town of Cottage Grove. With my attention on other matters regarding a shift to country living, I neglected to pay attention to the detail of fire response in the area.
Updated: 1 year ago
‘Game Show’ at the Covered Bridge Brewery has no whammies
Regulars at the popular trivia events in Cottage Grove may have noticed Elliot Martinez behind the mic. He is the evening trivia jockey at the Covered Bridge Brewery on Thursday nights. But, on Saturday, Sept. 17, he and his co-hosts, Chad Kushuba and Emily West, amused a “studio” audience in the beer garden with “Game Show,”
Updated: 1 year ago
Cottage Grove Sentinel turns 113
How the ‘live wire’ newspaper began and the history of its fiery creator.
Updated: 1 year ago
Grandparents Day 2022
A living history's road to becoming a national holiday
Updated: 1 year ago
A smoke intrusion will worsen air quality overnight Sept. 8
Sept. 8, 2022 — LRAPA issues an air quality advisory through Saturday
Updated: 1 year ago
$5 Million in American Rescue Plan funds to invest in Downtown Revitalization in Cottage Grove
Sept. 8, 2022 —
Updated: 1 year ago
Local and state election deadline expires for officials and measures
Sept. 7, 2022 — Still time to register to vote in November 2022 General Election
Updated: 1 year ago
CG Emergency Preparedness Fair
August 6 was the CG Emergency Preparedness Fair
Updated: 1 year ago
Oregonians urged to take caution to prevent spread of hMPXV
Aug. 10, 2022 —
Updated: 1 year ago
Lane County Public Health recommends indoor masking for all community members as of July 13
LCPH is recommending all community members in Lane County mask up in indoor spaces.
Updated: 1 year ago