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Cascade Kids building unique family tradition

CRESWELL – They’re moving on up!  The Cascade Kids are an amazing, one-family band, ranging in age from 10 to 16.  With five siblings currently in the band, they’re getting better so fast it’s almost scary. There are a total of 11 children in the…

The Giving Edition: Health and Wellness

Sponsor a family for the holidays For most of us, the holidays are filled with laughter and joy among our friends and family. For survivors of domestic violence, the holidays can be a stressful time, especially as they struggle to make ends meet and work…

The Giving Edition: Food

Senior Meals Program celebrates GivingTuesday LCOG Senior & Disability Services has joined GivingTuesday to support the Senior Meals Program which serves an average of 129,000 hot nutrition meals to 1,200 older Lane County neighbors every year. Some people receive Meals on Wheels delivered to their…

Drifters open home season June 4

SPRINGFIELD – The Drifters, a summer collegiate wood-bat baseball team playing at the Hamlin Sports Complex, released its upcoming schedule that includes a June 4 home opener against Yakima and home games against seven-time and reigning West Coast League champion Corvallis on June 21 and…

LTE: Remembering Ronald Taylor

Dear Editor, It is with sadness I read the obituary of Ronald Taylor, a well known businessman of South Lane County.  The Taylor family has been a mainstay in the area for many years.  Wayne and Mizy I had Taylor’s Towing and Wrecking Yard, and…

Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Nov. 23

Chronicle news service ■ During the week of Nov. 13, members of the  Springfield Police Department worked with loss prevention personnel from the Target store on Gateway Street to address retail theft. During a four-hour period, six people were arrested for stealing items including electronics,…

Penned & Published: Thurston alum finding footing in writing

Editor’s Note: This story is a part of a Chronicle series titled “Where are they now?” The series takes a look at the stories of alumni from our area high schools. The Chronicle is looking for former or current residents who have achieved impressive accomplishments…

Voters give OK: Fire stations to dissolve, merge

GOSHEN – It takes a village to be an effective firefighting operation. If a link in the chain breaks down, firefighters can risk losing everything – the property they’re trying to protect, the citizens who live there, their own personal health and well-being  … heck,…

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