SPRINGFIELD – The Megga Hunt at Spalsh! in Thurston is a staple on the spring calendar. Williamalane Parks & Recreation orchestrates the hunt, featuring food, music, and games. A golden egg results in a gift basket at the prize table, and Chronicle photographer Bob Williams was there to capture the[Read More…]

COTTAGE GROVE—“I can see clearly now the rain is gone,” Johnny Nash sang from the DJ booth’s speakers near the stage last Saturday night, as white satin fabric and tiny lightbulbs hung below the ceiling in the Cottage Grove Armory.  Kyle Riege, executive director, smiled by the front entrance as he[Read More…]

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), last week terminated roughly $117 million in Covid-era grants and funding for Oregon Health Authority programs. The impact will be felt immediately in[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD – Congresswoman Val Hoyle is on an outreach blitz, hosting virtual and in-person town halls to hear constituents’ concerns about social, political, and economic anxieties surrounding democracy and governance and its local impacts. Hoyle, who represents Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, most recently held a town hall at Springfield High[Read More…]

COTTAGE GROVE – There’s no sugarcoating it: Sometimes the Main Street Revitalization project can be a real pain in the ear. It isn’t too pleasant on the other senses, either.  The sense of community pride, though, is still standing strong … for the most part. The steady grind of construction[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]