Publishers Clearing House reps Danielle Lam and Howie Guja on Sunday, Feb. 28, surprised Cottage Grove resident Tamar Veatch and her family with $5,000 every week for life. It’s among the biggest PCH awards, Lam said, because after Tamar passes…

SPRINGFIELD – In a Feb. 11 article in The Chronicle, in an interview with the president for the local chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a comment was published that was not verified about the…

EMMA ROUTLEY/FILE PHOTO Pallet warming shelters were opened in Cottage Grove for several nights this winter. SPRINGFIELD – Looking for a solution to slow the spread of the coronavirus among the unhoused, the City of Springfield is considering setting up…

The Creswell Chamber of Commerce office on Oregon Avenue has been closed since April 2020. CRESWELL – The Creswell Chamber of Commerce has nearly shriveled into nonexistence and will disband if several board vacancies cannot be filled by the end…

The annual Fourth of July parade moves down Oregon Avenue in 2019. The Creswell Chamber of Commerce organized and sponsored a pancake breakfast, the parade and a fireworks show on the holiday, events that drew people from throughout Oregon. CRESWELL…

CRESWELL – The City of Creswell is considering what it would take to stage a safe and affordable Fourth of July Celebration.  The Creswell Chamber of Commerce traditionally organized the celebration – that is, until the pandemic shut down tourism…

Springfield mayor Sean VanGordon on Feb. 17 delivered his 2021 State of the City Address via video online. SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Council this week interviewed half its candidates for the vacant Ward 1 interim council seat. The vacancy…

Inching toward progress, health officials this week are dishing out vaccine doses to the 75-and-over individuals, while school officials continue bringing students back, vaccinating their staff and working to avoid any potential liabilities.  Each week, more and more people become…