Residents fight fires together
Dear Editor, You had an article in your last paper about the need for a fire department up here in the Dorena-Disston area. As a matter of fact, we do have an unofficial fire department with three fire trucks and…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Chronicle Staff Report
The Chronicle seeks to serve Springfield, Creswell, Cottage Grove and Pleasant Hill communities with hyper-local news and information.
Man shoots arrows at people in mobile-home park
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…