BOB WILLIAMS/FLASHBOX STUDIO LCSO Sgt. Scott Denham cautions parade participants regarding safety codes; horses, a bicyclist, pedestrians, and cars and trucks made for a congested intersection CRESWELL – Police in Creswell say that the unauthorized parade in the early afternoon on July 4 was kept…

RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO Tobi D’Amore said he and his family, including their dog Leo, have been settling down a bit after four years on the road. He performed at the new and expanded Brewstation this past weekend. COTTAGE GROVE – Tobi D’Amore started feeling his…

BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIO As fireworks explode above, a brush fire gains intensity during the Creswell Chamber of Commerce fireworks show Sunday, July 4, on the old Bald Knob Mill property along Highway 99. Note: This story was updated at 5:10 p.m., Wednesday, July 7 CRESWELL…

Dunne There’s an old saying that goes: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. I bring this up because as a new business columnist for The Chronicle, I don’t profess to be an expert or “doer” like many of you who run your own…

New “Art Walk” flags greet participants in downtown Cottage Grove. Art Walk, the last Friday of each month in Cottage Grove, has had its challenges imposed on it these past two years. Normally a summer activity, organizers decided to make Art Walk a year-round event.…

The fireworks display put on by the Creswell Chamber tonight sparked a fire on the Bald Knob property, near where the fireworks were set off. BRAD COOK/For The Chronicle – VIDEO: – CRESWELL – Amidst a cacophony of official and unofficial fireworks displays around…

Police stop parade participants from throwing candy on Oregon Avenue. PHOTO: Bob Williams CRESWELL – Red, white and phew!  Police in Creswell say that the unpermitted parade in the early afternoon was kept under control and did not cause egregious public safety concerns.  Starting at…

Bailey Bennett, 2008 Since childhood, Independence Day has always been a family/community kind of day for me and I love it. In Creswell I have been involved with the celebration for many years, in many ways: Serving breakfast in Holt Park, singing on stage in…

SPRINGFIELD – The pandemic has demonstrated that more preparation is needed in instances of sudden change, and Lane County commissioners are evaluating ways to open more housing and recovery opportunities during a crisis. In the past two years Lane County has faced a 50-year snowstorm,…