The Lane County Board of Commissioners' remand hearing on the Old Hazeldell Quarry proposal is set for 1:30 p.m. today via webcast. To view it go online to lanecounty.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=3585881&pageId=7842434
Highway 58 Herald ARCHIVES
Month: January 2021
One-Horse Open Sleigh Helps Keep Odell Lodge Riding High This Winter
As Odell Lake Lodge has adjusted to survive during the pandemic, some hard-working former Budweiser Clydesdales have come galloping to the rescue By DOUG BATES/Editor, The Herald Like just about every other business in the hospitality sector, Odell Lake Lodge and...
Oakridge School Superintendent Appears Likely to Keep Job After Pledging Better Communication
But Teachers and a Group of Parents Dismiss a Consultant's Conclusion and Say They Aren’t Convinced the Embattled Administrator Will Improve Things By DOUG BATES/Editor, The Herald After many weeks of withering criticism from parents and teachers, Oakridge School...
In the Midst of Pandemic, Economic Downturn, Volunteers Build Championship Oakridge Course
The Old Mill Disc Golf Course made a successful but quiet debut and now will host a nationally sanctioned Mountain Town Throwdown By DOUG BATES/Editor, The Herald What if something truly wonderful happened in a struggling small town but hardly anyone knew much about...
Lowell’s New City Administrator Trades Career of Sharps & Flats For a New One of Debits & Credits
Jeremy Caudle Once Thought He Would Become a Musician, But Life Took a Turn That Took Him All the Way to a Small Town on the Shores of Dexter Lake By DEAN REA/Chief Correspondent/The Herald Jeremy Caudle learned to play the guitar and figured he would pursue a musical...
All He Wanted Was a $235 Grubstake
How a Visit to a Eugene Newspaper's Features Editor Launched a Writing Career for William 'Bill' Sullivan, Who Went on to Become Oregon's Preeminent Trail Guide By DEAN REA/Chief Correspondent/The Herald The young man made an appointment, took a seat in my office and...
Teams prepare for Friday night games; Oakridge to play Thursday in Eugene
Varsity football games are scheduled tonight (March 5) for Pleasant Hill and Lowell high school teams. Pleasant Hill travels to Sisters for a 7 p.m. game that will be streamed on NFH.com. The Billies, coached by Joel Smith, won two games last week during the jamboree...
William L. Sullivan: Hikers and Climbers Discover the Charms (and the Hazards) of Diamond Peak
No great mountaineering skills are required to reach the summit, but you'd better be in good shape and have a knack for route-finding By WILLIAM L. SULLIVAN/Special to The Herald When Eugene pioneer John Diamond was scouting an Oregon Trail shortcut across the Cascade...
It’s A Step Back In Time As Circa-1958 Bowling Alley Will Soon Get the Ball Rolling Again in Oakridge
Look for Pinball Machines, Pool Table, Video Poker, Food, Beverages By GARY CARL/The Herald Many years ago -- and some may remember this -- Oakridge had a bowling alley: “Willamette Lanes.” It was a real bowling alley providing a place for young and old to enjoy the...
Short-Staffed Lane County Sheriff’s Office Offers No New Information on Oakridge Shootings as Gossip, Speculation Run Rampant in Community
Three days after two men were wounded by gunfire in a dispute near Oakridge, the law enforcement agency in charge of the investigation has still not released the names of the shooting victims or other details of the Thursday night violence. A Lane County Sheriff's...
At Pleasant Hill The Billie Bulletin Tackles COVID-19
Last fall the high school's student paper reported on how young people responded to the Holiday Farm wildfire; now the pandemic is the theme, with 34 students writing stories and helping produce the eight-page paper By DEAN REA/Chief Correspondent/The Herald How...
Two Men Shot, Wounded, in Dispute at Harbor Drive and Highway 58
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police responded to a report of two adult males shot with a firearm during a dispute over a vehicle Thursday night at Highway 58 and Harbor Drive. Both were transported to a Springfield hospital with multiple gunshot...
Sheriff’s Office Releases Photos of Stolen Car Involved in Shooting of 2 Men Near Oakridge
Recovered at the Scene of the Shooting, the Vehicle Had Been Stolen Three Hours Earlier From an Auto Shop on Highway 58 Across From the Fire Hall By DOUG BATES/Editor, The Herald Three days after two men were wounded by gunfire in a dispute just outside of Oakridge,...
Take a Bow: Curtain Goes Up Soon on Revamped Stage for the Performing Arts Venue at the WAC
Oakridge Impressario Loren Christopher Michaels Heads Up Transformation of Willamette Activity Center Stage as Town's New Entertainment Venue By JOY KINGSBURY/The Herald Led by Oakridge showman Loren Christopher Michaels, an enthusiastic group of show-biz volunteers...