Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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Creswell’s Dakota Carson wins Athlete of the Week
Hands-on healing
‘Art as therapy’ amplified in local businesses Art provides all people, regardless of ability or skill, with a creative space to clear their heads and decompress from their busy and often stressful lives. From painting mugs to decorating cookies, there is no limit on what…
Creswell checking off moratorium to-do list
CRESWELL – The city council passed two resolutions this month to address receiving money from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. The CWSRF “acts like an environmental infrastructure bank by providing below-market rate loans to eligible recipients for…
Second labor charge lodged against hospital
SPRINGFIELD – Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has filed a second unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as home care nurses continue to strike against PeaceHealth in hopes for “fair wages.” The strike will end Feb. 24. ONA’s first…
Here to Help: Springfield Rotary celebrates 77 years of service
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Rotary members have honed in on community service for 77 years both locally and abroad. Rotary International is an organization which connects people to create change “across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves,” and Springfield Rotary is one of its…
7 years of dedication saved Creswell’s historic schoolhouse, Creswell First! takes it from here
It was one of the first stories I stepped into as a reporter for The Chronicle. About eight years ago, the Creswell City Council had a tough decision to make. It was under ownership of a dilapidated one-room schoolhouse in the middle of a residential…
Mountain Valley tournament: CHS boys, girls make playoffs
SPRINGFIELD – The top teams in basketball’s Class 3A Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) gathered last Saturday for the league tournament to decide playoff teams and seedings. The Creswell Bulldogs were the key beneficiaries on the day as the boys team took down Sisters 54-40 for…
Cosmetology celebrated at Springfield schools
Springfield Public Schools on Tuesday hosted an open house to introduce its career and technical education (CTE) cosmetology program at Gateways High School, Brattain Campus. The CTE cosmetology program is a two-year program that students enter in their junior year of high school and receive …