If you are aware of the Marion County (Kansas) Record, it is probably because you winced at the dings and dents inflicted upon the First Amendment when the local police department raided the Record’s offices in 2023. Publisher Eric Meyer stood up to the police with a civil liberties lawsuit,[Read More…]
Community
Unhoused gain job skills via textile waste reduction
Every so often (though not often enough), the stars align where business interests align perfectly with environmental sustainability. Such is the case concerning a new partnership between the city of Eugene, the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, and the Viking Textile Maker Hub (VTMH) to address unemployment while reducing textile waste.[Read More…]
Rangers stress caution for Springfield saplings
SPRINGFIELD – Not long after good news spread, lousy news came knocking. Just days after the Willamalane Park and Recreation District completed its final stages of replanting 35 acres of blight-resistant filbert trees at Dorris Ranch in February, “a park ranger discovered approximately 50 saplings uprooted from the new[Read More…]
Atlas excerpts, part 4: Thurston, the Gateway to the McKenzie
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of The Chronicle’s four-part series featuring historical excerpts from the collections of local museums and historians as they prepare to launch “Historic Atlas of Springfield, Oregon,” a 200-page collection detailing the city’s historical development this summer. Thurston was annexed by Springfield over 60[Read More…]
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Legal Notices: Edition of Feb. 13, 2025
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-24-996958-SW Reference is made to that certain deed made by, VICTORIA EWING AND JENNIFER BURSCH, NOT AS TENANTS IN COMMON, BUT WITH THE RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP as Grantor to WESTERN TITLE & ESCROW COMPANY, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.[Read More…]
Police Call Logs: Feb. 3-9
Springfield Police Department MONDAY, FEB. 3 (93 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (21), Theft (10), Criminal trespass (5) 12:23 am: Person stop, 285-block S. 18th St. 2:25 am: DUII, 7th St./Main St. 2:47 am: Shot(s) fired, 1719 17th St. 9:03 am: Theft by deception, 1146 Quinalt St. 9:14 am:[Read More…]
Fighting the blight: Dorris Ranch replant initiative nearly complete
SPRINGFIELD – Willamalane Park and Recreation District is in the final stages of replanting 35 acres of blight-resistant filbert trees at Dorris Ranch. “This multi-phase project started in 2016,” said Eric Adams, Willamalane Planning, Parks, and Facilities Director. “We became aware of the (Eastern Filbert Blight) fungus around 2014. It[Read More…]
Springfield Chamber stows away time capsule in plain sight
SPRINGFIELD – Last week, the Springfield Chamber sealed away the contents of its time capsule for the next 25 years. No – it’s not buried or even sealed behind a protective case; it’s on display for all to see. “We decided, like Springfield does, that we’re going to do it[Read More…]
Saturday at the Wildish: Josue keeping music of Holly, Valens alive
SPRINGFIELD – Legendary country artist Waylon Jennings said he was always haunted by his final conversation with Buddy Holly. The young musicians were in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959, amid a 24-day, 24-show winter tour – a gauntlet through a succession of frigid Northwestern towns. A day[Read More…]
Obituaries & Tributes
Death Notices: Duncan, Loftus, Fritz, Howarth, Elam, Knees, Book
■ William Leroy Duncan Jr. 62, of Eugene, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Michael D. Loftus, 73, died March 5. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Susan Dru Fritz, 65, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset Hills. ■ Donald Ralph Howarth, 75, of Eugene, died March 7. Arrangements: Sunset[Read More…]
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