CRESWELL – Dripping with absurdities, a poorly executed crime last week at a Creswell business began as a casual transgression – free and easy, at least that was the head movie. On Dec. 18, Kristen Carrie Sandidge, 30, allegedly walked into Tractor Supply Co. at 190…

DENISE NASH/CHRONICLE PHOTOSChloe Miller, 10, stands with Bobby Ladley of Sanipac in front of her winning artwork that will be displayed on the truck for years to come. Her winning art included the message of recycling and keeping Creswell “beautiful.” CRESWELL – It’s more than…

Kathryn Holst of Creswell Middle School won Teacher of the Year for Oregon’s Veterans of Foreign Wars District 13.  Bella Malekzadeh, of Pleasant Hill Middle School, won the VFW District Patriot’s Pen award; Joshua Josiah, O’Hara Catholic School placed second; and Parker Russell-Wollheim, Creswell Middle…

Coast Fork Willamette out of its banks in 1964. PHOTO: Debra Monsive Today is Dec. 23, two days after the Winter Solstice and two days before Christmas. This timing warrants turning back the pages for a peek at some Cottage Grove Christmas pasts. Like Scrooge’s…

You can’t really say Opal Irene Whiteley is from Cottage Grove. Born in Colton, Wash., she moved to the Row River Valley at age 5. The Whiteley family moved continuously around the valley from Cottage Grove up to Star, Ore., as father Ed followed logging…

CRESWELL – Two citizens were appointed to Creswell City Council on Monday, completing a full set of councilors just in time for the new year. Tammy Schuck and Normajean Osborn will join the council in the new year. Eric Gwaltney had also applied for the…

The property in question on Butte Road. GOOGLE MAPS SCREENSHOT CRESWELL – Nearly four acres on Butte Road will be brought into the City limits, after council this week unanimously approved the annexation of the property owned by businessman Bill Spencer.  Despite topographical challenges posed…

Damien Pitts, in his UO campus office, says his childhood in the Deep South and experience traveling the globe while serving in the U.S. Army has helped him appreciate diverse cultures. BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO Editor’s Note: This profile of Springfield City Councilor Damien Pitts was…

CRESWELL – Victory No. 1 of the season for the Creswell girls was the byproduct of playing smarter – not harder.  “In the second half we came out and went on a 15-1 run,” Bulldogs coach Tyler Hollingsworth said of his team’s 54-30 road win…