Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – Within minutes of each other, something terrific – and something terrible – both happened Tuesday night at Cottage Grove High School. First, the host Lions (14-2-1) continued their improbable run through the Class 4A boys soccer playoffs, defeating The Dalles 3-1 to…
SPRINGFIELD — Most days, it is so easy to zip through your surroundings, unaware of the natural beauty unfolding around you. The drive to work or grocery store becomes monotonous and automatic; same drive, different day. Your walks around town turn into an uninspired chore;…
SPRINGFIELD – Measure 110 continues to be a controversial piece of legislature, and the dialogue about it is seemingly never-ending. The Springfield chamber held its second round table discussion regarding Measure 110 at the end of last month after attendees toured the Springfield Police Department…
EUGENE – Cottage Grove High School junior Carter Bengtson went into the cross country state championship on Saturday at Lane Community College as the clear favorite to bring home the Class 4A boys individual title. Not even a rainstorm could stop him from completing his…
Gallery Below: GREG LEE PHOTOGRAPHY / PHOTOS SUBMITTEDCOTTAGE GROVE — The Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween and Trick or Treat event blocked off Main Street to make way for ghosts, ghouls, and costume contests, and free give aways. Area businesses, like Hot Spot…
SPRINGFIELD – “We’re No. 2!” isn’t exactly what any team shoots for at the start of the season, or celebrates afterward. But for the Pleasant Hill volleyball team, reaching the championship match at the state tournament for the first time in nearly 30 years provided…
CRESWELL – Misinformation has led to false celebration. Due to a mistaken source, The Chronicle last week misreported that Creswell’s incoming McDonald’s would not affect China Wok or Hot Shots, two businesses that are located nearby 375 E. Oregon Ave., where McDonald’s will be developed. …
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield was ripe with free cultural offerings in celebrationof Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The annual Mexican celebration is a timewhen families gather to honor and remember deceased loved ones. Culturally, itis believed that the souls of the dead return…
EUGENE – When Noah Blair connected with Walker Bonar on a 97-yard touchdown pass for the game’s opening score Friday night, you got the sense that it was going to be a night to remember. It was a rainy night … and the two Thurston…