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Cheri Spaulding and her dog, Geo. “My dog knows it! He’s just being stubborn.” Do you find yourself saying this when your dog doesn’t follow your cue? I said it with embarrassment in training class before I was a trainer.  What’s happening with the dog is…

Pac West Academy is hosting a free six-week fall football training camp from Sept. 11 through Oct. 23. The sessions will include speed-and-agility drills, individual position work, 1-on-1 competitions, 7-on-7 scrimmages, and lineman competitions. Pac West Academy – a post-grad program – is for football…

Phillip Wade, who lives in Creswell with his wife and brother, checks on lighting before shooting a scene. PHOTO PROVIDED CRESWELL – If you like mysteries, Mount Adams is probably your kind of place. Located about 75 miles northeast of Portland, Mount Adams is the…

SPRINGFIELD – A unique center in Springfield was unveiled on Aug. 31, after a newly-installed sign outside the center announced Casa de la Unidad/House of Unity to the Springfield community.   Ebbert Memorial Methodist Church owns the parsonage building at 530 C. St. The church…

Alicia Beymer, chief administrative officer at PeaceHealth Cottage Grove and PeaceHealth Sacred Heart, speaks Saturday with Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing and others in attendance noting the National Guard’s arrival and support. Covid hospitalizations reached record highs last week before receding slightly, but those numbers…

RON HARTMAN/PHOTO CHRONICLEConnor Hanson (13) throws for a 2-point conversion against Harrisburg on Friday night. CRESWELL — Connor Hanson has added a new wrinkle to his game: Instead of absorbing a bunch of licks as Creswell High School’s most prolific ball-carrier, he’s now dishing them…

Cameron Reiten has a love of all forms of telecommunication. As owner of local radio station KNND, the Mighty 1400, it makes sense that someone in his position would need an understanding of electronics to keep the station on the air. This knowledge was no…

CRESWELL – Retired educator and esteemed community member Gary Mounce, 71, of Creswell, Ore., passed away in his home on Aug. 10 as a result of congestive heart failure. He was born on July 21, 1950 in Lafayette, Ind. and was a Creswell resident for…

Dave Stram CRESWELL – The council has opened the mayor position to the public, and former Creswell mayor Dave Stram is heeding the call. He is one of three applicants so far vying for the position, which will be filled in October by a majority…