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Burglary suspect assaults neighbor, attempts to flee   ■ Watchful neighbors on Valentine Ct. in Springfield called the Lane County Sheriff’s Office late Thursday night about three unknown people actively stealing from an adjacent property. The bystanders confronted the suspects and one bystander was tossed…

TUESDAY, MAY 24 12:55 am: Warrant service, 1557 Hwy. 99 Summary: Officer contacted and arrested Rene Armando Coronel Rendon for felony warrants. 1 am: DUII, 1557 Hwy. 99 Summary: Officer contacted and arrested Rene Armando Coronel Rendon for Felony DUII. 2:58 am: Violation of restraining…

A change in a postmark law for mail-in ballots has created a lag in election results, leaving candidates with slim margins and their constituents in limbo until the final count is announced in June.  Until then, the results are being updated once weekly; the last…

CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO – Cascade Health nurse Karen Knowlton fills out an information card among vaccine materials in the early days of the pandemic. Unfortunately, the word of 2022 just may be “shortage.” Labor shortages, supply shortages, consumer goods shortages, and most recently, infant formula…

DANA MERRYDAY/ THE CHRONICLE – It takes more than mud and rain to dampen “scout spirit” during the annual Camporee event in Oregon. Over the weekend of May 13-15, local scouts gathered at Oregon Trail Council’s Camp Murname for a weekend event known as a…

Covid variants With cases and hospitalizations forecast to peak in June, the Omicron variant has been dubbed a “stubborn adversary” to that of its predecessor as it spreads around the state.  Dean Sidelinger, health officer and state epidemiologist at the Oregon Health Authority, last week…

We often are reminded of the famous Greek physician’s proclamation of 2,500 years ago: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”  So, taking this admonition to practice, if we pile our plates with fresh fruits and veggies we will all achieve optimal…

PHOTO PROVIDED/ CRESWELL HERITAGE FOUNDATION – Creswell’s Old Schoolhouse. In 2007, Creswell residents Marge Williamson and Carol Campbell undertook to have Creswell’s old schoolhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The building had just been vacated because the volunteer library that occupied it…

Lane Transit District Memorial Day update ■ Lane Transit District (LTD) will operate on its Sunday bus schedules on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. In addition, the Customer Service Center at Eugene Station will be open Memorial Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. LTD’s…