Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
As Oregon communities grapple with the aftermath of devastating flooding and landslides, that Governor Kotek declared a state of emergency, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is urging residents to remain cautious and informed to avoid falling victim to fraudulent schemes, particularly those involving online fundraising…
Imagine plucking history out of the archives and bringing it back to life. That’s what Karen Rainsong gets to do every day. Rainsong is the founder and executive director of Singing Creek Education Center, a nonprofit that offers educational programs for kids and adults that…
Last week, to celebrate its 10th anniversary as a nonprofit, Singing Creek announced that three schools will receive free living history programs for their fourth-grade classrooms. The winning schools are Creslane Elementary in Creswell, and Fairfield and Cesar Chavez elementary schools in Eugene. “We are…
Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), Lane County, and Douglas Fast Net (DFN) jointly announced today that $8.5 million from the Oregon Broadband Office to complete the Lane and Douglas County Rural Reach Project to bring high-speed, reliable broadband internet to thousands of rural residents by…
MOUNTAIN VALLEY CONFERENCE GIRLS ■ Player of the Year: Audrey Corcoran (So), Sisters■ Coach of the Year: Paxton Miller, Pleasant Hill First Team ■Claire Crawford (Sr), Pleasant Hill■Mila Nguyen (So), Creswell■Kylie Leonard (Jr), Creswell Second Team ■Brooke Weimer (Sr), Pleasant Hill ■Cheyenne Green (Sr), Pleasant Hill ■Elliette…
SPRINGFIELD — Jami Resch was sworn in as the Springfield Police Department’s interim chief of police during a ceremony at the Springfield Justice Center on Monday, March 17. Judge James Tierney administered the oath of office, making Chief Resch the first woman to serve as…
Dear Editor: Once again, my hat is off to The Chronicle for an informative piece of journalism – namely, the update and the future of Bohemia Mining Days (BMD) in the March 13 edition. The Chronicle has written an upbeat, informative, well-documented piece of hometown…
■ William Leroy Duncan Jr. 62, of Eugene, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Michael D. Loftus, 73, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Susan Dru Fritz, 65, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Donald Ralph Howarth, 75, of Eugene,…
CRESWELL – On March 7, a Lane County Circuit Court judge sentenced Charles Younkin-Stec to 22 months in the Department of Corrections and one year of post-prison supervision for a series of burglaries committed in Creswell and Crow. Younkin-Stec was found guilty of breaking into…