Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
After purchasing The Chronicle on the last day of February 2019, I published a column from March through December of that year that referenced 50 people by first names only. The onset of Covid made meeting people more challenging, and…
“A return to normalcy.” We hear that phrase a lot these days. We speak it with a plaintive yet still hopeful determination in our voice. “Yeah, someday, maybe,” we think to ourselves as soon as we speak it. But will…
A framed Chronicle edition from Nov. 11, 1971 that hangs in the Creswell Area Historical Museum represents the paper’s longtime commitment to local news. I attended a business conference once where the keynote speaker asked the audience for a show…
Whenever you are reading this, you can know that it is the worst day of the pandemic for The Chronicle. That’s an ugly truth for many small business owners, who see each passing day as an extension of the 18-month-long-and-counting…
This story was published in The Chronicle in February 2020. It was awarded first place for “Best Editorial” in the 2020 Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association Awards. In an era where accountability and self-awareness often are lacking, spending any time around…
CRESWELL – Help, it turns out, is closer than people realize. “The portables at Creslane are a little hard to find,” admits Peggy Whalen, executive director of the Family Relief Nursery that serves Creswell, Cottage Grove and Drain. “And people…
A participant in Saturday’s caravan in Creswell. Photo by Bob Williams of Flashbox Studio. CRESWELL – Roughly two dozen pickup and other trucks made a slow, 20-minute drive down 5th Street and Oregon Avenue, honking horns, waving flags, and clogging…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Wholesome activities this past July 4 included citywide house-decorating and costumed-pet contests, organized by the City. This year’s first place prize went to Scott Fenley at 1235 Greenbriar Dr. Geno Auriemma is the 11-time national champion coach…
If I had a hammer … I might likely be in Creswell, building something. Perhaps you’ve noticed all of the activity around town; it’s hard to miss. There’s something else that’s hard to miss – the feeling of opportunity, progress…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO The view from the vacant lot between Cloverdale and Melton in Creswell. The landowners hope to build a new 21,200-sq ft. facility. CRESWELL – Wise Woman Herbals, an all-natural herbal and botanical supplements company, is looking to…