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Chronicle Staff Report

The Chronicle seeks to serve Springfield, Creswell, Cottage Grove and Pleasant Hill communities with hyper-local news and information.

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%,…

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…

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…

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…

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SPRINGFIELD – The City of Springfield is continuing the process of replacing outdated street lights throughout the City with Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures.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…

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…

‘Days of Caring’ needs volunteers

The United Way’s annual Days of Caring needs volunteers. Registration closes Friday, Sept. 9.  Open projects include the Community Sharing Program in Cottage Grove, McKenzie River Discovery Center in Walterville, and more events in, Springfield, including with the Pearl Buck…