Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
I was fortunate to spend time close to the NHRA drag racing circuit in my career. Mostly, it was in the 1990s while I was sports editor at the paper in Gainesville, Fla., where the Gatornationals event took place each…
2019 CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO The annual Creswell city-wide yard sale is scheduled on Mother’s Day weekend May 7-9. Residents can sign up at City Hall and have their residence included on a map to be published in The Chronicle. Registrants…
NOEL NASH/CHRONICLE PHOTO Huge bags of recycled material show only a part of the collection effort this past Saturday at the Creswell Library. CRESWELL – A steady stream of area residents kept volunteers busy and the Creswell Library parking lot…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Creswell 76 Station owner Bill Spencer watches members of his crew service a customer’s car and deliver a surprise award bag. CRESWELL – It was a day for fist bumps all around the new gas pumps. Customers…
The advice was sage, and the calm, steady tone of voice made it clear that it came from a lifetime of experience. Nothing theoretical, just the simple truth. “You’ll need to make a few withdrawals from the ‘goodwill’ account now…
Five hundred names. A nice, round figure. The list was composed of people (and a few pets) I met during our first 10 months in the southern Willamette Valley, 50 people at a time each month. We celebrated the list…
Pedro Gomez, Dee Dee and Noel Nash Where to start? A deep breath. Or two. A lifelong friend and colleague died on Super Bowl Sunday, unexpectedly, at age 58. Really, he was more of a brother. There is nothing new to…
High school players and coaches across all sports began practicing again Monday, Jan. 11, adhering to pandemic-specific safety guidelines, dreaming of actual competition once again. Those dreams are hanging by a thread right now. District officials are awaiting an update…
Need a penny? Take a penny. Have a penny? Leave a penny. Sentiments often seen at convenience stores, usually scrawled on a piece of paper next to a dish with a few pennies, nickels and dimes. Is it just a…
CRESWELL – The City Council did plenty of heavy lifting at its final meeting of 2020, unanimously approving several items, including: χ An updated downtown development plan χ A land swap with the South Lane Fire District χ Fewer restrictions…