SPRINGFIELD — This week, a beautiful combination of art and reading unfolded. Abigail Craig, youth services librarian, and Emily David, library director, at Monday’s city council meeting noted 16 young artists as the winners of the annual Springfield Public Library Bookmark Contest to the mayor and council. This year,[Read More…]
Author: Chronicle Staff
Aaron Theabolt: March 26, 1970 – Jan. 13, 2024
Aaron Theabolt passed away unexpectedly at the age of 53 in Bozeman, Mont. on Jan. 13, 2024. Aaron is survived by his parents, Jim and Ruth Theabolt of Creswell, Ore.; siblings, brother, Dwayne Theabolt of Eugene, Ore., and sister, Shayla Brown of Salem, Ore.; and nephews, Bradley Theabolt of[Read More…]
Go2: Week of Feb. 8
Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Feb. 8
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JAN. 29 (88 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (16), Theft (13), Criminal trespass (6) 3:36 am: Criminal trespass, 1460 G St. 6:12 am: Criminal mischief, 3028 Judkins Rd., Eugene 8:18 am: License plate theft, 422 67th St. 8:56 am: Theft, 1040 Harlow Rd. 10:00 am:[Read More…]
Classifieds: Week of Feb. 8
HELP WANTED Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill in Springfield is looking for multiple kitchen and dining room roles. Apply: staffedup.com/primetimesportsbar ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES WANTED (by collector). OLD JAPANESE SWORDS (WWII and earlier). (503) 585-8715. Salem, Oregon. Please leave message. SERVICES DIVORCE $130. Complete preparation. Includes children, custody, support, property[Read More…]
Class Acts: January
Briefs: Week of Feb. 1
Thievery cranks up during post-storm clean up Wire theft from utility companies are on the rise, according to county police. Reports have increased for stolen tools and equipment — crimes that are impacting the county’s restoration efforts to get thousands of people’s electricity turned back on. The thefts are also[Read More…]
Nash joins Chronicle as distribution manager
Benjamin Nash has been named The Chronicle’s distribution manager, overseeing all aspects of the company’s home delivery, subscription, and single-copy sales of the weekly newspaper. He’ll also lead multiple circulation and subscription initiatives to continue growing the paper’s readership. Nash, 32, has been an automotive parts specialist the past 11[Read More…]
LTE: Officer a godsend in ice storm
Dear Editor, On Monday morning of this recent storm with temperatures in our home in the 40s and no cell phone service to call for any help, my wife and I, both in our 70s, tried to figure a way out of this ice storm crisis. Suddenly, a knock on[Read More…]
Marguerite “Marge” Williamson
Marguerite “Marge” Williamson passed away peacefully in her sleep Christmas day 2023 at the age of 97. Born and raised in Chicago, she met and married Bob Williamson during her first year of nurses training. They moved from Chicago, Ill. to Salem, Ore. in the late 1940s and would eventually[Read More…]
