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In celebration of spring, Springfield Utility Board is offering its customers the chance to “green up” their wallets. By signing up for paperless billing before the end of May, customers can save money, hassle ...

Every year since 2001, PeaceHealth caregivers have journeyed to El Salvador to provide health care to the people — and returned with a keener collective understanding and appreciation of our healing mission.

“If you have low ceilings, you’ll want a low sofa, which gives the impression that the ceiling is taller than it is.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In Case You Missed It is a digest of recent Register-Guard articles of interest to Springfield readers.

Daniel Fulton knew from the very beginning that he wanted to have a coffee cart next to the car wash he was building back in 2004.

Two years ago, Red Gilliland couldn’t do one pull-up. He never lifted weights. “I started getting weaker and weaker and weaker in my upper body,” Gilliland said. Gilliland, who works as project manager for a construction company in Springfield, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2001.

A Springfield man was hospitalized last week after an acquaintance allegedly bit him during a fight outside a northwest Eugene home, Lane County sheriff’s officials said.

Good heart health is a combination of diet, exercise and knowing your risk factors for heart disease, as well as recognizing the signs of a heart attack. A heart attack rarely happens without warning — it’s up to us to identify the signals and act in time.

Incidents FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Dispute: 11:27 p.m., 900 block South 44th Street. Police responded to a fight between two women in the street in front of a residence. Illegal fireworks: 9:10 p.m., 1100 block M Street. Callers reported hearing six to 10 loud explosions.

Today marks my six-month anniversary as executive director of the Springfield Museum, and I’d like to share what’s transpired since I came aboard as well as what we have in store for the months ahead.