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Springfield seeks painters for mural project
SPRINGFIELD — Between now and June 14, the City of Springfield’s Stormwater Team is looking for artists of all ages and from anywhere in Oregon to apply for the storm drain mural-painting project, UpStream Art. “This project is perfect for artists who love to paint…
SPD promoting, swearing-in officers
SPRINGFIELD – On May 22nd, 2023, the Springfield Police Department officials will hold a “swearing-in and promotion ceremony” in the Springfield Justice Center EOC Room on Monday, May 22. The following individuals will be recognized: • Tanner Bazer, promotion to Sergeant • Tate Rupp, lateral…
Police logs: week of May 18
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, MAY 8 (71 total calls) Top calls: Warrant service (9), Traffic stop (8), Dispute (8) 9:20 am: Animal abuse, 3783 International Ct. 11:01 am: Missing person(s), 361 S. 70th St. 11:53 am: Theft, 333 58th St. 12:07 pm: Fraud, 4823 G…

Cottage Grove’s Brennen Murphy wins Athlete of the Week

Voters supporting jail levy, Creswell schools bond
Editors note: This story was updated with the latest election numbers on May 23 Ballots in Lane County are still being counted, but early totals show a few candidates are leading the races for the Springfield, South Lane, Creswell, and Lane Community College school boards.…

PHOTOS: Cottage Grove, Creswell compete at Wally Ciochetti Invitational
Cottage Grove and Creswell’s Track and Field teams competed at the Wally Ciochetti Invitational at CGHS yesterday. See some of the photos from the meet below. All photos by Pierre Weil / The Chronicle.

Hanmadang 2023: Springfield martial arts festival breaks the mold
SPRINGFIELD — This year’s Oregon State Hanmadang was the fourth annual event, with the first three editions taking place in different parts of Eugene. This year, organizers Tim Greathouse and Lada Korol decided to move the event to the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Greathouse…

Creswell’s decorated Colonel: Heyman looks ahead to 99th birthday
CRESWELL – At the ripe old age of 19, when Richard Heyman began his flight training for the U.S. Army, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. “They asked you to put down your preference, in order, if you’d rather fly cargo, bombers, or…
