A flood of memories, and thanks
The big news this week is the high water, and we sure got our share of it. We can be thankful that we made it through without loss of life. I am certain that there were property losses, but it…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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You’re not from here, are you?’
What does it mean to be from here? Sure, “local” can be defined in terms of geography. “I was born here and I’ll die here.” It’s a valid philosophy, and ultimately just a subcategory of the larger population. A splice…
OSU honor roll
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter term 2019 have been announced by Oregon State University. Creswell Straight-A Average: Rachael M. Hawken, Senior, Human Devel and Family Science; Hannah M. Williams, Junior, Psychology. 3.5 or Better:…
Soggy days – ‘Snorkels recommended’
Maggie Rothauge captured this overwhelming flood scene on Ricketts Road on Monday morning, April 8. Ricketts Road is located just north of Creswell on Highway 99, and runs west.southwest off the highway to Sher Khan and south of Camas Swale.…
Wilson is Lane Electric permanent general manager
Debi Wilson A Creswell woman is the permanent general manager at Lane Electric Cooperative, after serving as acting manager since January 2019. Debi Wilson has worked for Lane Electric Cooperative for two decades, including 10 years in management. ”I am…
WHILE YOU SLEEP, THE CITY IS AWAKE – Possible reboot of a Neighborhood Watch group?
These photos, found recently in a photo album in The Chronicle office, shows how active the Creswell Neighborhood Watch was in the 1970s and ’80s.These photos are believed to be from ’83. At top is the classic neighborhood watch sign.…
Making it as a small family farm
Scott Byler is the owner of Delight Valley Farms and Saginaw Vineyards, which he runs with his family. The farm is located in Saginaw, right off the Interstate-5 exit. Aliya Hall/The Creswell Chronicle In the age of corporate farming, Scott…
Sweet Lorane Community News
Well, I’m hoping that by now, everyone has had their power restored from the recent snowstorm. My brother-in-law and his wife were without power near Saginaw for almost nine days. It was a massive job for all of the linemen…
Offbeat Oregon History: Umatilla mayor’s wife had an ‘election-day surprise’ for him
A typical piece of anti-suffrage propaganda masquerading as humor, from the 1910s. Image provided/Smithsonian It was around 2 p.m. on Election Day, in December of 1916, that Umatilla’s mayor, E.E. Starcher, first discovered that he was not running unopposed for…
Decades of sex abuse -Stephens takes plea deal, gets 55 years
A Creswell man entered into a specifically negotiated plea deal with Lane County District Attorney Patricia Perlow after being charged with decades of sex abuse to underage girls and young children. Dustin Lee Stephens, 33, of Creswell pled guilty in…