Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Covid variants With cases and hospitalizations forecast to peak in June, the Omicron variant has been dubbed a “stubborn adversary” to that of its predecessor as it spreads around the state. Dean Sidelinger, health officer and state epidemiologist at the…
ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO – City Councilors still have to choose which side of Mill Street will lose it parking privileges to make room for a bike lane. SPRINGFIELD – Parking on Mill Street will be cut in half as the…
Chronicle file photo SPRINGFIELD – Springfield City Council continues to chisel away at the issues relating to housing diversity and affordability. This week, the council re-examined resolutions to lower barriers for developers and extend the use of RVs as a…
CRESWELL – Cassandra Stuckey believes that the pharmacy industry is out of touch. She and her team are here to fix that, starting first with customer care. On Tuesday, May 3, the Creswell Chamber of Commerce hosted its first ribbon…
PHOTO PROVIDED – Rutledge CRESWELL – The first of its kind, Blue Valley Bistro will host its first Stand-up Comedian Night on Wednesday, May 11, featuring career road comedian Gabriel Rutledge and guest Dianna Potter, a Portland-area comic. After seeing…
Readers may notice this week’s edition of The Chronicle is more monochrome than usual. While there is much to appreciate about black and white in print, we know that our readers enjoy seeing every face in color and a pop…
BRAD COOK / THE CHRONICLE – From left: Erin Tierney, executive editor; Ryleigh Norgrove, reporter; Noel Nash, owner and publisher; and Denise Nash, chief operations officer and co-owner at the Cottage Grove ribbon cutting event. What’s that saying? Is it…
CHRONICLE PHOTO – An illuminated Springfield Police sign inside the department. SPRINGFIELD — Questioning transparency of the process, nearly a dozen Springfield residents at this week’s City Council meeting cited their concerns, disappointment, and sense of betrayal in how the…
PHOTO PROVIDED – Nathan Griffiths, a senior at Thurston High School, found a unique way to ask his girlfriend, Courtney Tiernan, to prom this week. THURSTON — Nathan Griffiths, a senior at Thurston High School, took his “promposal” to new…
ERIN TIERNEY / THE CHRONICLE – Town Hall in Creswell CRESWELL — Eight months later, and it’s still a sore subject. The topic of the 2021 Fourth of July in Creswell again reared its ugly head at a Town Hall…