Less gobble, more glum:
A week into the freeze, people are celebrating Thanksgiving in a much quieter fashion. No need to extend the leaf of the dining room table, dust off the extra set of dishes, or fight with your friends over the best…
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Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller - Executive Editor
Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller is the co-owner and executive editor of The Chronicle. Tierney was the associate editor for The (Lock Haven) Express in Pennsylvania before moving to Oregon in 2016, when she became editor for The Creswell Chronicle. In 2019, Tierney and her publisher led the effort in expanding coverage to include nearby communities also lacking local news coverage, rebranding under The Chronicle. Email her at [email protected]
Frozen and frustrated, Small-business owners absorb financial hit before holidays
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE The Cornbread Cafe in historic downtown Springfield on Main Street closed during the pandemic. A different restaurant is moving into the space, which is under renovation, the building’s owner said. Crumpled-up masks lay strewn on sidewalks as…
Area businesses, schools respond as COVID surges
The case counts for COVID-19 are setting record highs in Lane County for weeks – a surge also seen across the state. The most recent surveillance summary from Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reports 41 people in Creswell tested positive for…
Crowds, caravan overwhelm downtown
BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO CRESWELL – The weekend before Election Day, counter-protesters clashed as they took to the corners of First Street and Oregon Avenue. It was scheduled as a Black Lives Matter protest on Nov. 1, after the first attempt…
Knudsen wins Creswell mayor race; three join her on council
Amy Knudsen wins Creswell mayor Amy Knudsen is Creswell’s new mayor, and will be joined by three new councilors: Shelly Clark, Jeri Hutchinson and JoeRell Medina. Kevin Prociw, a city councilor who competed with Knudsen in the mayoral race, will…
New Creswell mayor to fill interim role after election
CRESWELL — The winner of the Creswell mayor race next month will step up as appointed mayor through the end of the year, city council decided Monday night. With three months left on his term, former mayor Richard Zettervall resigned Sept.…
Creswell sewage smell explained
That smell. A kind of smelly smell. A smelly smell that smells … smelly. Residents have been bothered by a lingering stank emanating from the City-owned Wastewater Treatment Facility. But with rain in the forecast, the smell will likely be…
‘Friendly City’ fallout
ERIN TIERNEY/FILE PHOTO Mayor Richard Zettervall left office three months early due to community reaction to an equity-and-inclusion discussion. CRESWELL – Only three months before his term was to expire, Creswell Mayor Richard Zettervall resigned Sept. 30, citing adversarial responses…
‘Friendly City’ fall out: Creswell mayor resigns immediately, cites community reaction to equity initiative
Creswell mayor Richard Zettervall resigned on Sept. 30 after explosive talks around equity forced him from office. CRESWELL — Creswell mayor Richard Zettervall resigned effective immediately on Wednesday, Sept. 30, citing negativity and backlash from the community over the equity…
Equity now a dead topic in Creswell
CRESWELL — Creswell city councilors said that when it tabled the subject of an equity resolution and committee at September’s meeting, it did not realize that it effectively killed the conversation regarding equity as a whole. “Council tabled the conversation…