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A look at the area along Franklin Blvd. on Tuesday near where city leaders are considering development plans. ERIN TIERNEY/PHOTO GLENWOOD – Springfield Economic Development Agency this week were given an overview of the first phase of policies that govern Glenwood-area development, particularly as it…

ALESHA CULP photography/PHOTOSenior Bulldog wide receiver Conner Baggerly, No. 11, looks for open territory. Creswell entered Friday night’s Homecoming game against Oakland unbeaten in league play. A few hours later, the Bulldogs went home wondering what the heck went sideways.  “It was a tale of…

CRESWELL – Jennifer Gardiepy, longtime Creswell resident and administrative assistant for the City of Creswell, passed away unexpectedly, the City of Creswell announced on Oct. 6.  Jennifer worked for the City for 10 years and was often the first person visitors would be greeted by…

Cheri Spaulding and dog Geo “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”  – Inigo Montoya, “The Princess Bride”  Our dogs often don’t understand the word either, especially when it’s strung together with other words spoken at…

W.A. Woodard and Gov. Douglas McKay inspecting the Cottage Grove Community Hospital under construction on Birch Ave. Editor’s note: This is Part II of a three-part series. COTTAGE GROVE – W.A. Woodard was a tenacious, self-made businessman, and was, by nature, generous. Woodard credited his…

BRADLEY COOK/FLASHBOX STUDIOOwners Jeannie and Floyd Plummer, and bartender Shelly Batty, are focused on satisfying current customers, and drawing newcomers, too. CRESWELL – Is it possible for new owners of a sports bar to be too fanatical about sports? In the case of Floyd and…

A 2019 file photo shows David Loveall and his wife Nita outside the strip of properties they own and renovated on the 300 block of Main Street in Downtown Springfield. CHRONICLE ARCHIVES  SPRINGFIELD – Longtime Springfield businessman David Loveall today announced his candidacy for Lane County…

A scene from a past event at Creswell Airport. CHRONICLE ARCHIVES   CRESWELL – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Hobby Field Airport in Creswell will receive about $3.3 million in federal funds to reconstruct its runway as well as rebuild its runway lighting…

CRESWELL – Internet sleuthing has led council president and acting mayor Kevin Prociw to state at Monday’s City Council meeting that a former “leader of Creswell” has penned emails to the council under a false name.  One email specifically in question is signed by “a…