Sharon Poitra told her young granddaughter they were going “Camping in the Car.” Since she was talking to a 4-year-old, she didn’t want to be brutally honest and say they were snowbound. That they didn’t know how long they would be there.

As you float away from Grave Creek landing, before you even have time to wave goodbye ... Oregon’s Wild and Scenic Rogue River immediately gets your attention.

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Why would you be a better fit for the job than the other applicants? ... How would you deal with negative criticism from the community? ... What is an immediate goal you want to accomplish and how would you work to achieve it? ... See what candidates Prociw and Stram have to say in Part 2 of this Q&A.

"I chatted with Bollinger, who lives in Creswell, before the dinnertime crowd started arriving for the variety of sausages and beers on tap that earn his Eugene restaurant a stream of local awards and shining Yelp reviews ... "

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Jessica Clough and Zoey Brott – both sophomores at Pleasant Hill High School – attended the Advanced Space Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Creswell City Council will appoint a mayor in October. So far, council president Kevin Prociw – who is acting interim mayor – former three-term mayor Dave Stram and new councilor JoeRell Medina have applied for the position. The Chronicle posed questions to all three candidates; Medina did not respond. Here is Part I of their answers.

“My dog knows it! He’s just being stubborn.” Do you find yourself saying this when your dog doesn’t follow your cue?

Pac West Academy is hosting a free six-week fall football training camp from Sept. 11 through Oct. 23. The sessions will include speed-and-agility drills, individual position work, 1-on-1 competitions, 7-on-7 scrimmages, and lineman competitions.

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If you like mysteries, Mount Adams is probably your kind of place.

SPRINGFIELD – A unique center in Springfield was unveiled on Aug. 31, after a newly-installed sign outside the center announced Casa de la Unidad/House of Unity to the Springfield community.

Covid hospitalizations reached record highs last week before receding slightly, but those numbers remain alarmingly high for hospitals, according to Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state epidemiologist.

Creswell’s defense kept Harrisburg out of the red zone all night on Friday.