CRESWELL – Last week, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a disorderly person armed with a bow and arrows at a mobile home park south of Creswell. The call further stated that the man had put on an army helmet at one point. The Sheriff’s Office received[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle Staff
Creswell, Cottage Grove roads see construction
Creswell and Cottage Grove residents can expect to see construction on common stretches of highways. In Cottage Grove, construction is underway on Highway 99 on the northern end of Cottage Grove. The roughly $6.3 million “Urban Upgrade” project will cover a stretch of Highway 99 between Woodson Place and where[Read More…]
Cedar Creek Fire: 113,000 acres burn
A weekend of cooler weather and some widespread rainfall helped a still-growing army of nearly 2,600 firefighters on the 113,000-acre Cedar Creek Fire conduct burnout work and build fire lines, to reach their first containment figure in days, at 11%, Cedar Creek Fire officials said this week. Last week,[Read More…]
Letter to the editor
Addi’s Diner article brings back sweet memories Dear Editor: In your Sept. 8 issue you published an article on Addi’s Diner. It brought back some lovely memories. Thirty-one years ago, I escaped the traffic madness of Los Angeles and settled into a wonderful house on West D Street in Springfield[Read More…]
Police Logs
CRESWELL: SHERIFF’S OFFICEMONDAY, SEPT. 12 1:41 am: Suspicious conditions, E. Cloverdale Rd./Zinkier Ln. 7:28 am: Suspicious subject, 90 N. Mill St. 11:09 am: Runaway, 655 W. Oregon Ave. 11:11 am: Trespassing, 30 Almond Way 1:08 pm: Identity theft, 1000 Swale Ridge Lp. 1:10 pm: Subject down, 150 Melton Rd. 9:55[Read More…]
New Covid-19 booster could be available this week
Federal authorities last week authorized the use of new updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters for people 12 and older, and the updated boosters are expected to be available in Oregon as early as this week. The recommendation comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)[Read More…]
EWEB pitches water treatment plant
GLENWOOD – At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) was scheduled to provide information to council on a proposed water treatment plant, potentially located in Glenwood. EWEB is interested in constructing a Willamette River Water Treatment Plant in Glenwood to improve the resiliency and redundancy of[Read More…]
Street lights getting TLC with LEDs
SPRINGFIELD – The City of Springfield is continuing the process of replacing outdated street lights throughout the City with Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures. This lighting is up to 70% more energy-efficient, lasts four-to-five times longer, and allows for better control of light output than the existing high intensity discharge[Read More…]
Thurston Hills fire human-caused
THURSTON – Last weekend, fire officials received a report of a fire at Thurston Hills Natural Area, near the Camas Crest Trail on the western side of the property. The smoke plume was visible from most of Springfield. The Oregon Department of Forestry and Pleasant Hill Goshen Fire and Rescue[Read More…]
Americorps team serving Grove region
COTTAGE GROVE — This summer, The Center for Rural Livelihoods, a nonprofit centered in Lane County and aiming to advance social, economic and ecological resilience, hosted an Americorps team that served the greater Cottage Grove region. The crew had a rocky start, driving from the Americorps headquarters in Denver to[Read More…]