Walterville News

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training announced the names of two men who will be added to the state memorial for fallen firefighters at a ceremony this September.

EDITORS NOTE: If you're not a member of the Oregon Hunters Association, or buy its bimonthly magazine "Oregon Hunter," there's a couple of good clean-out-the-freezer game bird recipes in the January-February ...

Springfield Schools: Afternoon & Evening activities cancelled. No PM Transportation for Camp Creek, Mohawk & Walterville.

WALTERVILLE: The seventh commemorative coin in a series, featuring the Belknap Covered Bridge, will be released on Saturday, December 6th, at the McKenzie Community Christmas Bazaar in the Walterville Community Center.

200 unnumbered Belknap Bridge commemorative coins will be available for purchase at the Lane County Public Works table from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unnumbered coins are priced at $35 each with a limit of five per person. A total of 475 Belknap Bridge coins were minted, with the first 25 numbered. Also available for purchase are limited edition prints of select bridges from original paintings as well as recycled glass bridge ornaments.

A two-vehicle crash has closed Highway 126 in the Cedar Flats area, about 3 miles west of Walterville.