Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Master Brewer Stephen Mathys at Coast Fork Brewing, served up a Keizer Creek Kolsch. Named for one of the two waterways that flow through town, this beer is bright, crisp, and light gold in color. Nate Sampson and his team at Covered Bridge Brewing, served…
Beau Eastlund shows some emotion during Greg Nestler’s performance. Jimmy Sanders mans the keyboard for Nestler’s band. Nestler plays a riff on his electric guitar. Daddy Rabbit performs. Lisa Varga of Eugene dances with her 8-year old niece Yvette Varga of Cottage Grove. Cora Branstatter…
The World Athletics Championships in Lane County, July 15-24, will feature some of the planet’s greatest track athletes competing at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, with tens of thousands of expected attendees coming from across the country and the world. For scientists who track…
Lane County Public Health announced that due to sustained community transmission and a strained medical system, all community members in Lane County should mask up in indoor spaces. This recommendation follows Oregon Health Authority and Centers for Disease Control guidelines and is especially timely as…
The man who crashed into the Dak Thai restaurant on Oregon Avenue last month has passed away, family members have confirmed. Richard Ray “Dick” Quigley, of Cottage Grove, passed away on June 30. Just over a month ago, Quigley was driving a truck that hauled…
Bloodworks Northwest pop-up blood drives Monday, July 25 – Cottage Grove Elks Lodge, 755 North River Road, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 – Cottage Grove Elks Lodge, 755 North River Road, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Aug. 4 Hilton Garden Inn Willamette…
The Oregon Health Authority is fielding rising case counts on two fronts – monkeypox and COVID-19. Last week, the OHA reported nearly 1,500 new Covid cases across the state. The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have come on so strong in Oregon it may seem…
CHRONICLE ARCHIVE PHOTO- Women march in their “Bloomers” at a 2018 Bohemia Mining Days parade. When I was in junior high school girls were not allowed to wear pants. When it got really cold, this restriction was lifted for the duration of the cold snap,…
Editor’s note: This is Part IV of an ongoing series examining the “Orchards” era of the 1900s in the southern Willamette Valley. The Chronicle is proud to publish the first excerpts of Pat Edwards’ new book, “Picking The Orchard Clean.” PHOTO PROVIDED A historic image…