Un-housed overflow tent camp filling up
As the City of Cottage Grove’s Community Coordinator for 17-years, Teresa Cowan says desperate people in crisis are calling and walking into the office every day. Many of them are local people who have fallen on hard times. She said when housing becomes available, the move-in fees are a huge barrier for most of them.
Updated: 1 week ago
A Community Call to Action
Thankfully, an organizational structure is now in place to better mobilize “Genuine Grovers” of all ages and give them specific opportunities to share their abundance with those who have very little. To inspire and motive us, I plan to spotlight Grovers’ acts of kindness each week in the Sentinel and T.E.A.M. Cottage Grove’s Around The Grove weekly newsletter.
Updated: 1 week ago
Sentinel to change publication date to Fridays
To better serve our community and deliver a more quality product, The Cottage Grove Sentinel is moving its publication day. Starting next week on Nov. 18, The Sentinel will be published on Fridays.
Updated: 3 weeks ago
Weyerhaeuser Strikers receive community support
The potluck dinner on Saturday October 15th at Opal Whitely Park on 7th and Main St and was followed by a benefit concert with local musicians at the Axe and Fiddle, where nearly $900 was raised for the strikers. Jonah Melton, a member of the I.A.M.A.W. local 246 and machine operator at the Cottage Grove Weyerhaeuser plant reflected on the event, “having the community stand behind and support us while we stand the line in these difficult times is an endearing experience. I really appreciate everyone at the Axe and Fiddle for creating, hosting, and speaking on Saturday.”
Updated: 1 month ago
FEMA proposes updates to the flood maps for Central Lane County with open house
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing updates to the flood maps for Central Lane County and will be hosting open houses with specialists who can answer floodplain questions for residents.
Updated: 1 month ago
Offbeat Oregon: Six Picknickers Fell Victim to a Japanese Balloon Bomb
A look back at fatalities in Oregon during WWII balloon bomb attack.
Updated: 3 months ago
Chatterbox: Never a dull moment in country living!
This year, the deer totally wiped out all the flower beds as soon as they bloomed!
Updated: 4 months ago
GUEST VIEWPOINT: What is in a name?
"Renaming this place Kalapuya County represents a purposeful shift in our historical narrative..."
Updated: 4 months ago
GUEST VIEWPOINT: What it means to be a neighbor
What leads us to consider a person our neighbor?
Updated: 4 months ago
Hello from the Sentinel's new editor
Sarah Glass invites readers to her navigate the path forward.
Updated: 4 months ago
Oregon's first newspaper, the “Flumgudgeon Gazette,” was written out longhand
What most Oregon history buffs don’t realize is, the Spectator wasn’t the state’s first newspaper.
Updated: 4 months ago
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Updated: 5 years ago
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