Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre will hold open auditions March 15 at 6 p.m. for the West Coast premiere of a new drama about truth and identity. Seeking Red, written by Chicago playwright Glenn B. Rust and directed by Kory…
Quick, who’s the eldest member of the Grateful Dead, living or deceased? If you said bass player Phil Lesh, you win a complimentary dancing bear sticker. But you probably didn’t know that “Lesh Philling” was getting ready to turn 80…
Featured guest Ridgeline Brass – including CHS music director Sandi Green (second from left) on French horn – wraps up last week’s Chamber Music Concert. Performing with Green, from left, are Doug Doerfert on trumpet, James Meyer on bass trombone,…
News of coronavirus is now getting closer to home. The first advice we typically hear is to wash our hands frequently. Use plenty of hot water and soap for at least 20 seconds, rinse and repeat. If you have any…
Aliya Hall/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – For families, kindergarten is a big change and the Springfield School District wants to make that transition as easy as possible for parents who are getting ready for the 2020-21 kindergarten registration. That’s why the…
At last weekend’s ”codeORcreate” hackathon, students worked hard to create websites, games, and digital ad campaigns that helped shine light on social issues-diversity in CS, cyberbullying, tutoring help for students and pollution. The event culminated in a presentation from each…
”Clear Lake, Early Fall,” by plein-air artist Mara Thyegeson is one of the works displayed at Springfield City Hall. The public is invited to attend the gallery reception on Friday, March 13, from 5-7 p.m. Provided SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield…
Photo provided/Chris Safer Thurston High School girls who bowled with the Cottage Grove Lady Lions – a cooperative sponsorship girls’ bowling team that won the state championships on Feb. 22-23 in Salem. From left: junior Kari Kindrick, sophomore Josie Bridges…
Jen Blue/The Chronicle Emerald City Roller Derby and the Lane County Concussion on Saturday night battled it out at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Lane County Concussion took on Portland’s Bridgetown Brawlers and was followed by a ”Leather vs.…
Nancy Newton. SPRINGFIELD – Contract negotiations are underway with Nancy Newton to serve as Springfield city manager. The role has been temporarily filled since June 2019 by pro tem Mary Bridget Smith, following former manager Gino Grimaldi’s retirement after 13…