PHOTOS BY BOB WILLIAMS STORY BY RYLEIGH NORGROVE | PHOTOS BY BOB WILLIAMS COTTAGE GROVE – Usually, if you tell someone their dress looks like a potato sack you’d be in big trouble – but the designers of the annual Opal Center Trashion Show wouldn’t have it any other way. The 2022 Opal[Read More…]
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Earth, wind & dire, Protecting the planet a top priority for residents
2019 FILE PHOTO – Friends of Fall Creek Watershed founder Jen Moss, right, and granddaughter Annabelle pick up trash and debris. Established in 1970, the resolve of Earth Day is simple: to take a walk with the wild side. To bring the importance of protecting the Earth to the attention[Read More…]
City of Springfield raises trafficking awareness
SPRINGFIELD – Human trafficking is becoming a bigger problem and local advocacy groups are working to shed renewed light on how predators reel in victims. And on Thursday, April 14, the Springfield Library held a Human Trafficking Awareness panel to highlight the dangers and complicated issues surrounding human trafficking in[Read More…]
Seniors, artists ‘walk’ with a purpose
Beth Barker and her art. Beth Barker has always loved penguins – and it makes sense, they look like they’re wearing tuxedos, they mate for life, and they are undeniably adorable. That’s why she decided to paint one for the Cottage Grove Art Walk. “I don’t know why but I’ve[Read More…]
Hi … I don’t think we’ve met
RYLEIGH NORGROVE As local papers across the nation board up their windows and many reporters trade their pens for the keyboard – The Chronicle is holding on to what hyper-local news was, is, and could be. That’s why I’m here: I believe in that purpose. I’m a student of history[Read More…]
Springfield public safety survey results indicate residents willing to cooperate
SPRINGFIELD – The results are in: At its April 7 meeting, Springfield Police Advisory Committee (SPAC) focused on the findings of a public safety survey. It also discussed updates to police leadership, in addition to the agency’s upcoming accreditation. The report, presented by Springfield Chief of Police Andrew Shearer, outlined[Read More…]
Increasing rural health care in South Lane a focus
A computer-rendered image of the Community Health Center soon to be built on the Lane Community College campus in Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE – Momentum for increasing access to health care in rural parts of South Lane County is picking up speed, as the Community Health Center project races toward[Read More…]
Cottage Grove residents glean insights on homeless situation
RYLEIGH NORGROVE / THE CHRONICLE – City manager Richard Meyers, left, and mayor Jeff Gowing discuss homelessness with a crowd at the Cottage Grove town hall. COTTAGE GROVE – With nearly 250 people in attendance, community members, local leaders and advocates gathered in the Cottage Grove Armory on April 5[Read More…]
Cottage Grove Council in stalemate after homeless discussion, town hall
RYLEIGH NORGROVE/CHRONICLE PHOTOResidents watch a presentation on homelessness at last week’s town hall in Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE – On Monday, April 11, nearly a week after Cottage Grove’s Community Town Hall on Homelessness, the city council met to discuss the outcome and impact, the ripples and the ruffled feathers,[Read More…]
The show must go on: Mamma Mia opens at Cottage Theater
PHOTO PROVIDED – Kassi McGregor as Sophie and Eric Elligott as Sky, center, face an imposing wedding, family drama and challenging choreography with the aid of a lively ensemble. COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Theater invites audiences to float away to a fabulous Greek island wedding adventure as they enjoy[Read More…]