Dr. Damon Armitage, Camas Swale Medical Clinic doctor and lieutenant colonel has been deployed since the start of April to assist in the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing’s medical group. PHOTO PROVIDED With the stay-at-home measures proving effective in…

Wearing protective gear, Creswell Food Pantry manager Susan Blachnik helps loads boxes into cars during the Pantry’s “new normal” of drive-thru pick-up service and increasing need. MARTHA MCREYNOLDS JR./PHOTO After weeks of being in quarantine, and with COVID-19 recorded infections…

Volunteers help the Creswell Food Pantry at the Cobalt Center, 364 Cobalt Lane, help serve a steady, long line of cars each Thursday. “Drive-up distribution” is a common site during the pandemic. Denise Wendt/Food for Lane County In its mission…

Photos by Bradley Cook & Robert Williams (Flashbox Studio) A burly man with a bright smile, knuckle tattoos, a mouthful of expletives and a punk-rock playlist on full blast; at first glance, you’d think Scott Pisani is better suited in a…

Heather Lyda, registered nurse and nurse manager of PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, positions the Coronavirus health alert sign right outside of the emergency department. When visiting the emergency room, staff only allows one patient or family member at…

For the foreseeable future, the Creswell Blue Valley Bistro will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. for drive-through only with a limited breakfast menu and lunch menu due to short supply and being short-staffed. Espresso 58…

Creswell 76 Station has set up safety guidelines for employees and customers. A hand-sanitizer stand is available inside the convenience store. Photo by Erin Tierney/The Chronicle CRESWELL — Oregon this week lifted the prohibition on self-service gas in response to…

Logan Johnson, 18, is among Creswell 76 employees wearing gloves at work. CRESWELL — Keeping up with the latest Coronavirus news has been all-consuming for city leaders as they carve out top priorities for the community and try to anticipate…

A horse at Gwen Davies’ property on Camas Swale Road looks over a broken fence in the backyard during the horse seizure in October 2019. Erin Tierney/The Chronicle Key terms of deal • Five-year probation, during which time Gwenyth Davies…

Shannon Whitehead, 25, of Creswell, opened up Beauty Boutique at 240 W. Oregon Ave. in October. She said it has been a learning process and that support has been instrumental in helping her vision come to life. Erin Tierney/The Chronicle…