WATCHMAKER Wants to buy a Hamilton 18 size pocketwatch. Watch in covered hunting case, 23-jewel windup. Dial may say AN Anderson. Watch need not run. 541-342-1592. HEALTH/PERSONALS/ MISCELLANEOUS IF YOU HAD KNEE OR HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY and suffered an infection due to use of a Bair Hugger (Blue Blanket), between[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle News Service
Go2 Calendr: April 25-30
This weekend is jam-packed with events to enjoy with the whole family. ■ Friday, April 25, the Art Walk in downtown Cottage Grove starts at 6 p.m. This month’s Art Walk is celebrating The Bookmine’s 50th anniversary. Enjoy a springtime evening when you take a stroll downtown, see beautiful art,[Read More…]
April Class Acts: Students of the Month
Old Photo Album: Cottage Grove High School baseball team, circa 1912
Cottage Grove High School baseball team, as seen in the “Cottage Grove High School Annual” publication, circa 1912, housed at the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society. Identified only through last name, the folks standing are Cellars, McCargar, Hill (coach), Martin, Brumbaugh, and Medley. Sitting are Hendricks, Harlow, Hankins, Atkinson, and Sears.[Read More…]
Police logs: April 14-20
Springfield Police ■ MONDAY, APRIL 14 (80 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (13), Dispute (7), Abandoned vehicle (6) 12:37 am: Assist outside agency, 269 16th St. 2:58 am: DUII, 2259 5th St. 6:47 am: Hit & run, 663 Fairview Dr. 8:39 am: Abandoned vehicle, 475 Lindale Dr. 9:30 am:[Read More…]
Sex offender jailed
On April 17, 2025, following a 16 day trial, a Lane County Circuit Court jury convicted Matthew Allen Drake, DOB February 12, 1979, of the crimes of Rape in the First Degree (four counts) Sodomy in the First Degree (two counts), Using a Child in Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct[Read More…]
Child Welfare highlights strategies to lead child safety reform in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Child Welfare Director is sharing details of a broad effort underway to improve safety for children in foster care and children who come to the attention of Child Welfare through a call to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline. “The safety of children is[Read More…]
Facility to pay $1.5M in criminal fines for Hazardous waste and air pollution charges
EUGENE — Two companies responsible for the operation of the J.H. Baxter wood treatment facility in Eugene, Oregon, and their president, were sentenced Tuesday for hazardous waste and Clean Air Act violations. Collectively, they were ordered to pay a total of $1.5 million in criminal fines. In addition, the court ordered[Read More…]
City of Springfield employees honored for Human Rights
SPRINGFIELD – The City of Springfield celebrated Maddi McGraw, Museum Curator, and Mindy Linder, Community Engagement Specialist, at the Springfield History Museum, who were honored with the 2025 Human Rights Leadership Award at the 22nd Annual Dolores Huerta / Cesar Chavez Celebration, held April 16 at Hamlin Middle School. Presented by the Springfield Alliance for Equity[Read More…]
Civic Engagement Calendar: April 26-May26
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 ■ City of Creswell Arbor Day Celebration, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 390 Melton Road. Vendors, tree and swag giveaways, face painting. ■ Creswell Coffee with a Cop, 10 a.m. at Blue Valley Bistro, 116 Melton Rd. MONDAY, APRIL 28 ■ Springfield City Council Work Session, 5:30 p.m. ■[Read More…]
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