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Ashlin Sanderson

Ashlin Sanderson is the City & Community reporter for The Chronicle. She joined the team in December 2024 as a Catalyst reporter through the University of Oregon. A Cottage Grove native, Ashlin enjoys immersing herself in the communities she grew up in and around. She spends her free time outdoors with her family and friends.
  • Joined: January 2, 2025
  • Articles: 295

Urban jazz Dance visits Springfield library

SPRINGFIELD – Last week, Urban Jazz Dance Company performed interpretive ASL dance as part of the Springfield Public Library and History Museum’s annual outdoor multicultural Summer Reading Celebration. Deaf instructor Antoine Hunter invited kiddos and crowd members to learn basic…

Council considers value of stipends

CRESWELL – During her last meeting on city council, Staci Holt suggested that councilors opt out of the council stipend. City councilors do not receive an hourly wage or salary and serve the community as volunteers. Instead, they are provided…

City highlights Hobby Field Airport

CRESWELL – City officials presented to the city council on Monday night about Creswell’s Hobby Field airport, providing a financial overview of operations, grant history, and transfers from the general fund to the airport fund. City manager Vincent Martorello said…

Creswell’s Holt signing off

CRESWELL – At Monday night’s city council work session, Mayor Nick Smith announced the resignation of councilor Staci Holt, effective that meeting. “Serving this community has been an honor, and I will miss this lovely small town and its people.…

SLW ending its services

COTTAGE GROVE – After 44 years serving rural communities as a nonprofit transportation provider, South Lane Wheels announced it will cease operations effective Friday, August 7. Founded in 1982, SLW aimed to provide safe, reliable, and economical transportation for folks…

Smoke is current fire risk

LANE COUNTY –  While no wildfires were reported in Lane County as of Tuesday, smoke began seeping into the southern Willamette Valley from neighboring counties this week, prompting agencies to urge residents to limit smoke exposure and to be prepared…

City clarifies golf course’s finances

COTTAGE GROVE – Following initial reporting out of a City Council meeting regarding Middlefield Golf Course last week, updated municipal figures show that the city-owned facility operated at a net loss of nearly $230,000 in the past fiscal year. According…

Cell tower plan moves to next step in CG

COTTAGE GROVE – About a month after community concerns were raised about a potential 100-foot cell tower, the Cottage Grove Planning Commission gave its approval for the project. On July 15, the committee continued the public hearing on an application…