Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Briggie “Bridge” Maley, 99, formerly of Lorane, Ore. passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021. He was born to Bridge and Verna Maley in Altus, Okla., on July 6, 1921. Bridge married Nannie Lou ‘Toby’ Suiter on Nov. 1, 1941. He…
Alfred ‘Al’ Pimental, born Aug. 26, 1936, passed away at home in Creswell, Ore. on Jan. 21, 2021. He was home with his life partner Barb Perry and his “kids,” three dogs that were his joy in life. Al served…
Janice “Jan” M. Solesbee, 74, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on May 12, 2021. She was born on Aug. 22, 1946 in Cottage Grove to parents Hosea and Edna (Allen) Woody. Jan married Harold Eugene Solesbee on Feb. 6, 1962…
Jane Ellingson, 83, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on May 16, 2021. Jane was born on March 3, 1938 in Portland to Roy and Amelia (Zimmerman) Schaffer. Jane worked as a nursing aide in hospitals and nursing…
Glenda Lynn Shults of Springfield, Ore. passed away on May 24, 2021 after a long illness. She was surrounded by family at her passing and is now at peace. She was married for over 26 years to her loving husband Daniel…
Zakery “Zak” Alen Dolan, 20, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away on May 3, 2021 from an ATV accident. He was born on October 4, 2000 in Springfield, Ore. to parents Rick and Carolyn (Russell) Dolan. Zak attended Creswell High School.…
CRESWELL – A Lane County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to Creswell developed a search warrant that led to the arrest of an unnamed suspect. The LCSO is working on a sex-crime case, and the search warrant also revealed there were several…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Andrew Shearer takes the oath as interim police chief in Springfield. He has spent nearly three decades with SPD. SPRINGFIELD – Andrew Shearer was sworn in Monday, May 24, as the SPD interim police chief following the…
Huling SPRINGFIELD – A middle school teacher in Springfield is one of 16 educators awarded Regional Teacher of the Year by the Department of Education. Teachers have overcome challenges requiring transitioning instructional models, developing new ways to create important student connections…
Lucille “Pat” Telford was born Oct. 21, 1923, in Murray County, Minn. She was the youngest daughter of Albert and Fannie Chapman Telford. She grew up in Canby, Minn. on the family farm. After graduation she went to Marshall, Minn.…