Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
I’m admittedly a visceral fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of gal. When I decided to make the move from Pennsylvania to Oregon in April 2016, I hardly had a plan. I awoke from a fever dream with the decision to move out west.…
Wes Alford SCOTT OLSON You never know when an interesting human interest story will fall right into your lap. This past Labor Day, I was working on getting ready for this week’s edition of The Chronicle when the phone rang.…
VOLKOVA – Evgeniya Volkova, of Creswell, welcomed a baby girl to the world on Aug. 31, 2018 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend.
Michelle Amberg – Creswell City Administrator Council was tasked to consider whether to use the title of ”city administrator” versus ”city manager” for Administrator Michelle Amberg’s position at last week’s city council meeting. ”The terms are used synonymously and persons…
It was not unusual in the 1950’s for a youngster to work in the fields of the Willamette Valley to pay for back-to-school clothing and supplies. It was especially true for me in the summer of 1959, when I was…
On June 16, 2018 Rick Higgins was elected Oregon state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). PHOTO PROVIDED The national motto for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is no one does more for veterans. Rick Higgins, who…
PHOTO PROVIDED If treated right, microscopic critters in soil will do a gardener’s bidding, and turn garden and kitchen debris into black gold for the garden. ”There are more microorganisms in a teaspoon of topsoil than there are people on…
Creswell senior citizens may soon have another way to exercise while enjoying the outdoors. Creswell city council this week approved a request to use of SDCs to fund an outdoor exercise park at the city-owned Cobalt Activity Center, located at…
As Summer dwindles and temperatures drift into a cooler range, many of use are preparing for a change in our routine. For families, fall means “back to school” and the reinstatement of a morning wake-up and time schedule. For families…
For some people who are considering downsizing, thinking about what they will do with the things they no longer want can be such a stumbling block that they put off the process all together. There are some who have started…