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🌱 Cottage Grove stations rank among the area’s cheapest gas stops

Cottage Grove, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Cottage Grove! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Cottage Grove stations rank among the area’s cheapest gas stops
  • What puts Cottage Grove on a budget-friendly retirement list?
  • Remembering Bill Purdom, geologist and longtime Southern Oregon teacher

Also on today's calendar: Fellowship Meal and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cheapest gas stations in Eugene (newsbreak.com) — Cottage Grove’s Safeway had the second-lowest regular gas price in a regional comparison published November 9, at $4.01 per gallon. The local 76 and Sinclair stations tied at $4.11, also below most listed competitors. Stacker compiled the rankings using GasBuddy data, so the figures represent a snapshot rather than guaranteed current prices.
   

• 10 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire In The Pacific Northwest (worldatlas.com) — Cottage Grove appears among 10 Pacific Northwest towns highlighted for retirement affordability, with a cited median home value of about $347,000, below Oregon’s statewide median. The feature pairs that housing figure with in-town medical care and outdoor options, including the Row River Trail, Dorena Lake and Cottage Grove Lake.
   

• William (Bill) Berlin Purdom (rv-times.com) — Geologist Bill Purdom, who urged preservation of petrified tree sections discovered near Cottage Grove in 1964, died August 30 at 92. He established Southern Oregon State College’s geology program and taught for more than three decades. A celebration of his life is scheduled for November 28 in Ashland.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (07288) - 225 N. 14th St. in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
  • KFC posted a job opening for ShiftSupervisor in Cottage Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottage Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Creswell

  • L.A.B. Golf Introduces MEZZ.2i, Refining an Icon That Helped Drive Zero Torque Revolution (thegolfwire.com)
  • Golf News – November 10, 2026 (pluggedingolf.com)

Springfield

  • PeaceHealth behavioral health projects in Springfield clear hurdle, promise jobs (nbc16.com)
  • 12 Eugene, Springfield spots offering Thanksgiving meals (registerguard.com)
  • Election wins could create 3 Springfield City Council vacancies (newsbreak.com)

Ok Cottage Grove! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cottage Grove

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cottage Grove

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.