Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce/Lane County Cultural Coalition banner hangs in Downtown Cottage Grove. Artwork by Heather Endicott. DANA MERRYDAY/PHOTO The closing of the Village Green Resort was the impetus for taking a look back at the history…
This old postcard provides a broad view of the famous Woodard Flume. Casey Woodard, grandson of Walter W.A. Woodard, confirmed this is the Camp B Woodard Mill in Hebron (now underwater). He noted that the butte in the background is…
W.A. Woodard and Gov. Douglas McKay inspecting the Cottage Grove Community Hospital under construction on Birch Ave. Editor’s note: This is Part II of a three-part series. COTTAGE GROVE – W.A. Woodard was a tenacious, self-made businessman, and was, by…
The Village Green closes its doors this week, and will transform under new ownership. Editor’s note: First of a three-part series. COTTAGE GROVE – The current incarnation of the Village Green closes operations Friday as a new owner assumes control…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Residents came out Saturday to support National Public Lands Day by planting trees and shrubs. COTTAGE GROVE – This past Saturday 35 volunteers joined U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers to participate in National Public Lands…
The Dorena covered bridge is getting repairs. DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE DORENA – I was out Row River Road last month and had to do a double-take as I braked when I approached the congested collision where Row River Road hits…
Cameron Reiten has a love of all forms of telecommunication. As owner of local radio station KNND, the Mighty 1400, it makes sense that someone in his position would need an understanding of electronics to keep the station on the…
DANA MERRYDAY First of a two-part series. Be Your Best started as a dream and has grown from a loose-knit collective into an almost formal organization about to embrace 501-c-3 status. It is another one of those “only in Cottage…
It was not an official opening, ribbon cutting, or dedication, but in the face of all the bad news connected to fires and the surge in COVID-19, last Thursday’s tour of the future site of the Community Health Clinic in…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTOThe refurbished Buster Keaton mural at the corner of Main Street and Highway 99 in Cottage Grove is one of the features of this week’s conference. It has been a strange summer in Cottage Grove. Some things have…