Plans at Banh Mi & Brews at 285 E. Oregon Ave. in Creswell are starting to come full-circle, despite the impacts of the Coronavirus. Owners Duc and Sara Nguyen do not know when they will be able to open, but plans are still in motion, Duc said. ERIN TIERNEY/PHOTO CRESWELL[Read More…]
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Mayor steps down; son jailed: Ben Lundberg charged with 10 child sex crimes
Springfield City Hall has weathered political and social protests in recent months, and now must find a new mayor following Christine Lundberg’s resignation on Saturday, Aug. 15. JORDAN CORA LAMPE/PHOTO SPRINGFIELD — Three days after Christine Lundberg abruptly resigned from her position as Springfield mayor, her son was arrested on[Read More…]
City, airport see tourism taking off
Taxiways are being replaced with new asphalt; it took about a year to get those plans approved and underway, which are 90% federally funded, said Alex Bird, resident engineer at WH Pacific, Tuesday. CRESWELL – After the city council declined the renewal of the Creswell Chamber of Commerce’s contract to[Read More…]
Burned out Super 8 taking on new life with apartment-style living
Mattresses from the old motel are being donated to the Eugene mission. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — The derelict motel that burned up over a year ago in Creswell is being turned into apartments as new owners draft plans for the 2.2-acre property just off Interstate 5. Before its purchase[Read More…]
Historical showing: City of Creswell gets first dibs on Star Theatre
The old Star Theatre on the corner of Oregon Ave. and South 2nd St. is on the market. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Edit: This story has been corrected to reflect that the property has not yet been listed on the market. CRESWELL — The City of Creswell this week got first[Read More…]
City pumps the brakes on gas tax
CRESWELL — City council members this week agreed the city should implement a gas tax, and said it might be too late to put the word out before the November election. Council discussed at its work session Monday the possibility of placing a 3-cent gas tax on the Nov. 3[Read More…]
CRESWELL PONDERS SOCIAL JUSTICE: Council members pursuing formal statement
Tom Mulhern, executive director of FOOD for Lane County said federal contracting laws require posting “And Justice for all …” signs. “We are happy to put up the sign,” he said.EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — City leaders are taking steps to clarify their views on race, white supremacy and social[Read More…]
Chief’s yearly performance reviews reflect effective leadership, early social media misuse
South Lane County Fire Chief John Wooten has been with the district since 2015, and has received largely impressive performance reviews, though indications of poor judgment online date back to his first year on the job. Wooten’s first performance review with the district was in 2015. In the review, the[Read More…]
New fire station plans ‘on ice’
CRESWELL — South Lane County Fire & Rescue will not be pursuing the bond measure for the proposed new fire station in Creswell in November, Division Chief Joe Raade said on Tuesday, citing financial impacts because of the Coronavirus. “There are a lot of people unemployed because of the[Read More…]
A Street: ‘Think Oregon Avenue, but smaller-scale’
Delta Construction is more than a week into the city’s A Street renovation between 1st and 5th Avenues. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — City planner Maddie Phillips said that to imagine what the A Street construction will look like in its completion come October, she wants you to “think: Oregon Avenue,[Read More…]
