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🌱 How will Springfield’s new interim superintendent try to rebuild community trust?

Springfield, Oregon Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Springfield! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Springfield’s new interim superintendent try to rebuild community trust?
  • Springfield man’s ankle surgery sparks $1.5 million lawsuit against Oregon
  • Which Springfield standouts are powering this summer’s biggest baseball moments?

Also on today's calendar: Lecrae at Lane Events Center and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Springfield School District's interim superintendent hopes to build trust, common ground in new role (klcc.org) — Springfield Public Schools’ new interim superintendent, Shawn Stover, is trying to rebuild trust after a year of budget cuts and leadership turmoil. He says his first priorities are listening, earning confidence from the board and community, and refocusing adults on supporting teachers and student success in Springfield classrooms.
   

2. Former inmate sues state for $1.5 million over untreated ankle injury (thelundreport.org) — A Springfield resident and former inmate is suing the state for more than $1.5 million, alleging prison staff failed to properly diagnose and treat a severely dislocated ankle. After his release, he underwent major reconstructive surgery at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield and says he still lives with significant pain tied to the earlier lack of care.
   

3. Summer Sports Zone July 23 (chronicle1909.com) — Springfield-area baseball fans can follow several local storylines, from Thurston grads leading the Eugene Challengers to Springfield Drifters players fueling recent wins. The roundup also highlights standout speedster Aiden Gebhard and celebrates former Thurston star Maddox Molony being drafted by the Detroit Tigers, extending Springfield’s baseball footprint well beyond Lane County.
   

4. Eugene man dies after falling into Willamette River near Springfield (registerguard.com) — A 75-year-old Eugene man died July 20 after falling from a watercraft into the Willamette River near Clearwater Park and Landing in Springfield, marking the third death on Lane County waterways this month. First responders pulled him from the river and took him to a hospital, where he later died, prompting renewed attention to river safety in the Springfield area.
   

5. Lane County man sentenced Friday after Springfield abuse trial over 7-year-old boy (nbc16.com) — A Lane County man has been sentenced to nearly 46 years in prison after a jury convicted him of dozens of child abuse charges involving a 7-year-old boy in Springfield. Prosecutors say Springfield police discovered the malnourished child in 2024, and home surveillance video helped secure convictions for assaults and unlawful Taser use against both parents.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday July 25
  • Pull and Paddle →
    City of Eugene Recreation Alton Baker Park - 200 Day Island Rd. Eugene OR 97401
    9:00 am
  • Owen Rose Garden Heritage Rose Tours
    City of Eugene Recreation Owen Rose Garden - 300 N. Jefferson St. Eugene OR 97402
    10:00 am
  • Learn to Ride a Bicycle Ages 18+
    City of Eugene Campbell Community Center - 155 High St. Eugene OR 97401
    10:00 am
  • City of Creswell: Coffee with a Cop →
    Blue Valley Bistro, 116 Melton Rd, Creswell
    10:00 am

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  • Rumble loves his little suit.
    And he looks so cute in it. He didn’t want to take it off this morning. I understand this won’t keep him completely safe, but it does ease my mind a… (Nextdoor Gateway)
  • Hola friends and neighbors,
    If you see me off on the side of the road, in a ditch, etc., shoveling treats into yellow shepherd type dog, he’s my new shelter rescue Jake. I’m… (Nextdoor Deerhorn)
  • City of Springfield Oregon posted a job opening for Internal Only- Public Works Technician III in Springfield. Apply here.
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Supervisor in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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