Marjorie Joyce Johnson
It is with great sorrow, and much love that we mourn the passing of Marjorie Johnson of Springfield, Oregon, on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the age of 70. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 51 years,…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Sara Jo Smith Johnson
Sara Jo Johnson, 76, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on Sept. 9, 2020, due to non-smokers lung cancer that metastasized from a rare pleomorphic sarcoma. She was born in Shelton, Washington, on April 15, 1944, to James Floyd Smith…
Maxine Mercidese Warren
Maxine Mercidese Warren passed away on August 26, 2020, at the age of 98 in Eugene, Oregon. She was born in Wallace, Nebraska, on Dec. 27, 1921, to Peter and Nola (Moore) Ewen. She graduated from Lexington High School in…
Dorothy Ziebert
Born Sept. 6, 1935, to Dan and Cora May Downer, in Waukusha Wisconsin, Dorothy was the second youngest of 5 children and had 3 sisters and 1 brother, all preceding her in death. The family soon moved to Mill City,…
David John Timm
David John Timm, 78, of Creswell, Oregon, passed away September 9, 2020. David was born Tuesday, August 11, 1942, in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, to parents Harlan and Rosemary (Cassel) Timm. He graduated in 1960 from Farmington High School in Wisconsin.…
McKenzie fires: No more donations to Silke Field; new location on Roosevelt Blvd
ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE St. Vincent de Paul, United Way of Lane County and the Lane County Emergency Operations Center are partnering with the grassroots organizers of the donation center currently operating at Silke Field in Springfield to provide a long-term drop-off…
Cottage Grove Bank Building offers free workspace for evacuees
COTTAGE GROVE — The Bank Building in downtown Cottage Grove is offering free office workspace for those recently evacuated from their homes or have lost power as a result of Oregon’s unprecedented wildfires. During this crisis, the Bank Building Offices…
Hazardous conditions close transfer sites
Lane County Waste Management has temporarily closed several of its waste transfer stations due to hazardous air conditions, including: Creswell (34293 Cloverdale Rd., Creswell) London (73111 London Road, Cottage Grove) Rattlesnake (82572 Rattlesnake Rd., Dexter) Sharps Creek (74540 Sharps Creek…
Urgent: Volunteers needed at Silke Field
Silke Field, Springfield High School Officials leading the wildfire relief station at Silke Field at Springfield High School said there is an urgent need for more volunteers. All volunteers are asked to sign up in advance at mckenzieriver.org Please, officials…
McKenzie Fire Coverage and Resources
BOB WILLIAMS/FOR THE CHRONICLE This is a compilation of regularly updated, free Chronicle news coverage surrounding the McKenzie fires and available resources collected from verified sources. If you have resource information to add, please email [email protected]. Stay safe. Chronicle News…