Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO – With numerous PGA and LPGA pros on his resume, Erik Horve is now coaching in Creswell. While the game of golf may have begun in the Middle Ages, modern technology and new coaching philosophies are helping…
MICHAEL DUNNE ON BUSINESS While Phoenix, Oregon is a two-and-a-half-hour drive south, there is a Phoenix of sorts located in downtown Creswell that deserves its own story. The Creswell Chamber of Commerce has recently risen from the hardship of COVID…
There’s a TV commercial from a couple of years ago which shows a baby boomer portraying a standup comedian who gets up in front of an equally mature audience and complains, “Millennials, amirite!” I laughed when I first saw the…
PHOTOS BY BOBBY STEVENS/THE CHRONICLE – Chef and restaurant owner Scott Pisani with wife Chelsea Pisani, who owns and operates the Creswell Wellness Center, are overseeing expansion projects. CRESWELL — It’s often said that marriage is like a merger, and…
ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE – Springfield Chamber’s longtime executive director Vonnie Mikkelsen stands in the entryway of the newly remodeled, freshly painted Chamber office at 101 S. A St. The redesigned space will allow for better workflow and collaboration efforts, and…
This is going to be one of those columns containing both good news and bad news. And if you are anything like me, you want to get the bad news out of the way first. Indeed, the bad news that…
MIKE EYSTER/PHOTOS Hamlin Sports Complex is ready to take its place among other iconic sports venues in southern Lane County. The new home of the Bushnell Beacons and Springfield Drifters was made possible by visionary leaders. SPRINGFIELD – Autzen Stadium.…
Mayor Sean VanGordon, entering his second year in the role, said Springfield has a “reputation for hard work, innovation, and collaboration.”ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO When one enters Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon’s office at city hall, the first thing you notice is…
At this time of year, competition is all around us: competition for a national championship in college football, competition at the mall to return holiday presents, competition at the gym to take off some of those extra pounds. But there…
Clothes pile up at a St. Vincent de Paul warehouse in the southern Willamette Valley. Some clothes are from online returns. Full disclosure: I’m a tad ignorant when it comes to the business of retail. Having never worked in a…