Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
In a dedicated effort to remain nonpartisan in its coverage, The Chronicle does not endorse any political candidates; instead, we offer all candidates equal opportunity to submit a guest column on a topic of their choosing, answer a carefully curated…
Local schools in lockout out of ‘caution’ UPDATE: 12:51 p.m. Police have the suspect in custody. There is no longer a need to shelter in place. School lockouts have been lifted, and normal activities can resume. *** SPRINGFIELD — Wanted…
CRESWELL — In a gym lined with purple balloons, a grief-stricken community gathered on Saturday to celebrate the life of Breanna Dapron, a 2021 Creswell High School alumna who was fatally shot at a house in Eugene on Jan. 19.…
Springfield Chamber honors business leaders, pillars of the community at annual banquet SPRINGFIELD – Springfield honored its own last week at a prestigious event, one that included The Chronicle earning “2022 Business of the Year” and former congressman Peter DeFazio…
EUGENE — Shots fired at a Eugene residence led to the arrest of three people and two deaths, including a 20-year-old Creswell resident. The Eugene Police Department received a call of shots fired late in the evening on Jan. 19…
SPRINGFIELD – Sandwiched between R and Q streets, development is underway for Habitat for Humanity of Central Lane’s largest home development in its 30-year history, Fischer Village. “We are going for high density so we can build more homes on…
You may have noticed my byline has grown by a whopping 13 letters in recent months. Lance and I tied the knot on June 21 – seven years since our first encounter at a dinky dive bar in Avis, Pa.Much…
Grovers got some decisions to make at the poll in November. There are three open positions on Cottage Grove City Council, including Ward 1, Ward 3 and the at-large positions. Incumbents Chalace Savage (Ward 1) and Mike Fleck (at Large)…
A ‘SWEET’ SEND-OFF SPRINGFIELD – Thirty-six. Count ‘em. Thirty six white and blue balloons strung around the Lane Transit District Downtown Station last week. Thirty-six years of representing Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Last week, area leaders gathered to “welcome home”…
CRESWELL – For over two decades, there has been one constant at Creswell City Hall – Roberta Tharp. You’ve seen her sitting on the far right side of the council dais, keys clanking persistently through council proceedings, speaking out in…