Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
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…
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. …
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…
South Lane County Fire Chief John Wooten has been under white-hot scrutiny since June 2. Things are about to get even hotter. Based upon its own reporting and documents acquired via Freedom of Information Act requests, The Chronicle has learned:…
SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten NOTE: Story updated at 2:15 p.m. SLCF&R Board Chairman Joel Higdon called the newspaper this afternoon to correct an earlier statement regarding Chief John Wooten’s status. COTTAGE GROVE — John Wooten, the embattled fire chief…
ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLECreswell’s Dusty Harrold, owner of Patriot Tree Service LLC, drives his truck in the community-organized July 4 parade in Creswell, as his wife, Bethany Harrold, stands in the bucket and throws candy to kids. Also pictured is Harrold’s…
Parade participants weave through town, hoisting their flags and flashing a smile. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — This year’s Fourth of July in Creswell is like no other — celebrating patriotism in a pandemic. Coronavirus restrictions have limited gathering sizes…
CRESWELL — The annual Creswell Chamber Awards Banquet was canceled, but celebrating scholarship winners and community leaders remains on the agenda. All it needs now are nominations. Creswell Chamber officials canceled the gala in May, and the board still wants to…
SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten COTTAGE GROVE — South Lane County Fire & Rescue Chief John Wooten was reinstated June 18 after being placed on paid administrative leave while the board investigated posts on his personal Facebook page, which was…