District attorney rules fatal shooting at Walmart was self-defense

Callee Ackland is Springfield's progressive voice against data centers, mass surveillance | Letter to the editor

Remember that magical moment last year when the socialists and libertarians came together with the anarchists and liberals, joined even by those who had previously been disinterestedly apolitical? It was when every City Council meeting seemingly revolved around Flock surveillance. Somehow, even as things feel increasingly divided, we keep coming together on a couple issues: […]

Springfield woman killed when vehicle rolls, crashes through trees near I-5 exit ramp

A 74-year-old Springfield woman died Saturday, Oct. 17, in a single-vehicle crash near an Interstate 5 off-ramp just south of Springfield, Oregon State Police said.

Springfield History Museum’s spooky fundraiser returns. This year, a hospital is haunted.

The event is happening the last two weekends of October and has two different levels of scariness: one for young children, one for everyone else.

Mental health is personal to families like mine. Springfield leaders should remember that. | Letter to the editor

My heart goes out to Kenneth Hass, who died at Oregon State Hospital, and to his family. How he died at the hospital hit me hard, as I have family members with mental illness through generations. My favorite cousin, who helped her 4-year-old daughter navigate and survive leukemia, years later became psychotic and homeless, roaming […]

Lane County arts organizations receive grants through statewide program

The Oregon Arts Commission's Sustaining Arts Program has awarded $113,390 to 31 Lane County organizations.