SPRINGFIELD – The annual “Light of Liberty” fireworks celebration is relocating to Hamlin Sports Complex on July 3, and will follow a Drifters baseball game with special ticket discounts. The Drifters are partnerning with Team Springfield (SUB, City of Springfield, Willamalane Park & Recreation District, and Springfield Public Schools) to[Read More…]
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‘Chronicle’ earns 15 awards in multi-state contest
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. – The Chronicle, Oregon’s most-awarded newspaper the past two years in the state’s annual journalism contest, was awarded 15 more honors in the 2024 contest – this one expanded to include Oregon, Washington, and Idaho newspapers. Specific placement among the top three finishers in each category will[Read More…]
Creswell resident releases anthologies on forest management, servcies
CRESWELL – Dr. Bob Zybach, a Creswell resident, has recently completed a two-year project publishing four anthologies of his writings from 1980 to the present, collectively titled “Zybach Forestry Anthologies.” These anthologies comprise a series of articles, editorials, interviews, and reports that focus on the history and management of forests[Read More…]
Save the date! New print+digital calendar launching June 1
SPRINGFIELD – Willamalane has joined The Chronicle in launching a multi-platform, hyper-local calendar serving the communities Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill. The digital calendar launches June 1, and the newly expanded and curated product debuts in a two-page spread with the June 3 edition. “This is an exciting,[Read More…]
Chronicle Foundation awarded $7,500 grant
The Chronicle Foundation, which supports the only locally-owned general-interest newspaper in the area, received a $7,500 grant on Thursday, May 15, as part of the Oregon Community Foundation’s spring grant cycle program. The grants specifically support nonprofits in the southern Willamette Valley who are addressing needs in rural and underserved[Read More…]
Go2: Weekend spotlights, April calendar
Weekend spotlights ■ If you’re looking to get your green thumb to work, check out the FOOD for Lane County Youth Farm Plant Sale on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 705 Flamingo Ave. in Springfield. There will be a selection of garden starts with veggies,[Read More…]
Tierney-Heggenstaller joins Chronicle ownership group
SPRINGFIELD – Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller, who first joined The Chronicle as a reporter, has joined the ownership team, publisher Noel Nash announced. “We’re delighted that Erin has become a part of our ownership, and it speaks to the impact she’s made on our multi-platform news-and-information business,” said Nash, who purchased the[Read More…]
Tariffs pushing printing costs up for newspaper
SPRINGFIELD – Adams Publishing Group, which prints The Klamath Falls Times and numerous weekly newspapers, including The Chronicle, informed its clients this past week that printing costs will rise by 5% immediately. On March 17, Doug Wilson, vice president of production for Adams Publishing Group, wrote to customers in advance[Read More…]
Missing Cottage Grove man recovered from Dorena Lake
After months missing, a Cottage Grove man’s body has been recovered in Dorena Lake. Robert Ray Bennett II, 61, of Cottage Grove, went missing on Dec. 28, 2024. Bennett was last seen standing on the bank of Brice Creek at a campsite east of Cedar Creek Campground on Brice Creek[Read More…]
Vehicle in McKenzie River made for tough rescue
On March 5th at about 8 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded with Oregon State Police to a vehicle that had crashed into the McKenzie River near milepost 31 on McKenzie Highway. Multiple area fire agencies responded as well, including McKenzie Fire and Eugene Springfield Fire. The response was complicated[Read More…]