Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Back in the day, a man they called Rooster was proud to be BMOC (Blues Man on Campus) in the Eugene-Springfield area. Gavin “Rooster” Fox, who founded the KLCC Blues Power radio show in the late 1970s, earned a name…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Creswell High School football players practice Tuesday in anticipation of the season being played. The Oregon Health Authority made a timely audible — one that may have saved the high school football season. The Governor’s Office announced…
Carolina Allen said getting tased and pepper-sprayed in the face actually isn’t all that bad – when you do it as a group. “We were all right there together. It was a great bonding experience,” said Allen, a 2018 Creswell…
Bailey with winning ticket. SPRINGFIELD – John Bailey had no idea what kind of birthday celebration he was about to experience last July. Actually, the real festivities are yet to come. Because Bailey is holding onto a raffle prize that…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Candy Coop, on her front porch with pugs Phoebe, dark fur, and Bruce, who was a constant companion for Mike and was in the truck when the accident happened. CRESWELL – It’s a new year, but not…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Candy Coop, on her front porch with pugs Phoebe, left, and Bruce, who was a constant companion for Mike and was in the truck when the accident happened. CRESWELL – It’s a new year, but not a…
BRADLEY COOK/ FLASHBOX STUDIO Bella, aka Granny Belle. For many of us, saying goodbye to our loved ones is the toughest thing we ever face in life. That challenge certainly isn’t made any easier when we can’t fully communicate with…
CRESWELL – A pair of sevens proved to be the lucky charm for Brad Hicks, who recently won his first season points title at Coos Bay Speedway. “I had a back injury and I hadn’t even raced in eight years.…
CRESWELL — It may be a few months before any coronavirus vaccines become available locally. Still, high school students from throughout the state had to feel like Monday’s OSAA meeting — which laid out a plan for an abbreviated 2021…
EMMA ROUTLEY/ THE CHRONICLE Bobby Simmons, a familiar face in downtown Creswell, tries to stay upbeat. CRESWELL – As far as Bobby Simmons was concerned, 2019 wasn’t such a bad year. There was that historically heavy February snowstorm that paralyzed…