Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges and marshals leaving William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, on Nov. 14, 1960. She was escorted both to and from the school while segregationist protests continued. Last week, Bridges spoke to an audience hosted by United Way…
Stram CRESWELL – A three-person council tonight appointed the new – yet familiar – mayor of Creswell. Former three-term mayor Dave Stram won over council tonight with the message that he will bring unity back into the community. Stram beat…
Lane County Sheriff Cliff Harrold leads his crew down Oregon Avenue — a classic Fourth of July parade scene in Creswell pre-pandemic. CHRONICLE ARCHIVES CRESWELL – As Creswell moves farther away from the tarnishing events of this year’s Fourth of…
Schuck CRESWELL – By this time next week, Creswell will have a mayor, and soon thereafter, city council might have a full board. Council on Nov. 1 will hold a special in-person meeting at 7 p.m. to interview and appoint…
The remodeled space at 188 W. B St. in Springfield. On Sunday, Oct. 24, the Our Community Birth Center is hosting a grand opening event from 2-5 p.m. in-person and from 2-2:30 p.m. online. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD – A nonprofit midwifery…
CRESWELL – Jennifer Gardiepy, longtime Creswell resident and administrative assistant for the City of Creswell, passed away unexpectedly, the City of Creswell announced on Oct. 6. Jennifer worked for the City for 10 years and was often the first person…
CRESWELL – Internet sleuthing has led council president and acting mayor Kevin Prociw to state at Monday’s City Council meeting that a former “leader of Creswell” has penned emails to the council under a false name. One email specifically in…
CRESWELL – While the “who” is still in question, the “when” has been determined: a mayor will be chosen on Nov. 1 for the City of Creswell. The mayoral position has been vacant since Amy Knudsen’s resignation on Aug. 13.…
CRESWELL – About 40 community members gathered Sept. 24 on Oregon Avenue to pay tribute to the late chiropractor and community member Dr. Tamara Blum, who passed away on Oct. 26, 2018 from complications of peritoneal mesothelioma. She succumbed to her…
ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO The Village Green’s entrance – an iconic destination for western travelers over the decades – is being sold. COTTAGE GROVE – After two years of feeling the financial impacts of the pandemic in the tourism industry, the…