Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Cops, canines, and community There was an increased presence of law enforcement in the Gateway area this week, Sept. 10-13 – but it wasn’t in response to any criminal activity. The Springfield Police Department K9 Team played host for the annual Oregon Police Canine Association…
See photos from Dye’s performance below. All photos by PIERRE WEIL / THE CHRONICLE
A few weeks ago while attending a business-networking luncheon, a woman stood and gave a testimonial regarding The Chronicle. Sitting among business leaders positioned around long tables, I had no idea where the speaker might be going with her comments. She wasn’t an advertiser and…
SPRINGFIELD – While responding to a call on the morning of Aug. 31, one Springfield Police Department (SPD) officer was shot, and another was struck by fragments from the shots. At 8:09 a.m. on Aug. 31, SPD 911 received multiple calls from residents concerned about…
COTTAGE GROVE – With only 46 more days on chief petitioner Michael Borke’s shot clock to gather every signature needed for the recall petitions against councilors Jon Stinnett, Mike Fleck, and Chalice Savage, tensions are rising in Cottage Grove. Signatures and speculation Borke needs 654…
PLEASANT HILL – It was a messy opening night for the Pleasant Hill Billies and Cottage Grove Lions football teams. In a game that had almost as many penalties as points, Pleasant Hill came out on top 20-7. “There was definitely a bit of nervousness,…
SPRINGFIELD – The BLOCK Party is back Friday night for its fourth year, and for the first time, Main Street in downtown Springfield will be closed for pedestrians. It will feature music, food, prizes, family games, street art, cocktail lounges, and more. “Springfield BLOCK Party…
I am worried for Cottage Grove and our country. Political divisiveness is running rampant and it seems to be escalating out of control. Rather than work together to find solutions, we are at war with each other. Me and two other Cottage Grove city councilors…
SPRINGFIELD — “There is no friend as loyal as a book,” Ernest Hemingway once wrote. From Beverly Cleary to Eric Carle, Judy Blume to C.S. Lewis, the worlds created, the characters that seem to leap off the pages into the hearts of those who welcome…