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SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with a Light of Liberty event this Saturday, starting at 4 p.m. Light of…
COTTAGE GROVE – Theater can be a transformative experience for students, fostering personal growth alongside academic development. “Theater, for many students, can be a place to not only grow academically…
LANE COUNTY – In an attempt to save money and cut costs in the county’s waste management division, Lane County is considering reducing hours and closing transfer stations, and raising…
CRESWELL – With its traditional Grand Parade and a day that’s chock-full of fun activities, the rodeo returns for the second consecutive year to add even more action to the…
CRESWELL – The self-proclaimed “place to be for the Fourth of July” appears to be proving its merit as Creswell gears up to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, an all-day…
EUGENE – Lane Transit District (LTD) will implement its Sunday bus schedules on July 4, and customer service centers in Eugene and Springfield will operate from 9 a.m. to 5…
SPRINGFIELD – After six months of behind-the-scenes collections care and gallery renovations, the Springfield History Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, July 10, at 10 a.m., inviting visitors…

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‘Chronicle’ journalism earns 13 state awards

The Chronicle earned 13 awards in the 2025 Better Newspaper Contest – an executive editor Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller was honored in several categories including Best News Story and Best Online Breaking News Coverage.
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association conducts the annual contest. The Chronicle has won more than 100 awards since 2019, when The Creswell Chronicle was purchased by Noel and Denise Nash. Tierney-Heggenstaller joined the ownership group in 2024.
The contest includes Oregon, Washington, and Idaho – and this year’s entries were judged by editors with the New Jersey state journalism organization. While winners were announced for each category, the actual 1-2-3 finish will be announced at the ONPA summer conference at the end of July.
“The individual honors are nice, but I’m thrilled to see our reporters and photographers receive so much recognition,” Tierney-Heggenstaller said. “We’ve also upgraded our website considerably and it seems the judges were impressed. We hear the same from our readers.”


















