“It turns out that a fire season 2021 preview is upon us,” said Tom Boyatt, Springfield community services manager, at the Springfield City Club April 15 meeting. “Dry conditions, east winds and hot temperatures, that’s the recipe.” The rising temperature and wind speed in Lane…

COTTAGE GROVE – When South Lane voters go to the polls on May 18, they can cast ballots for the members of the South Lane County Fire & Rescue board of directors. It will be only an exercise; the results already are known.  The five-person…

EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Point S Tire & Auto Service owner Rory Tyler is among several business owners who said these are the most difficult hiring conditions they can remember. Local business owners who have suffered and – somehow – survived this far through the pandemic…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE PublicHouse in Springfield utilizes “Porter” software, with instructions on each table. As the pandemic leaves restaurant owners feeling shaken, a new web technology may be paving the way for a new kind of operation. In the future, waiting for a server to…

So far April’s showers have been sharing time with some spring sunshine, and it is so welcome. We have been spending time outside, trying to get a handle on the new green grass in our lawn and the prolific weeds that are growing in the…

Spring has sprung, have you been noticing more of your neighbors out for walks, are you feeling the urge to go climb Mt. Pisgah or check out the falls at Bryce creek?  I sure am, and while we again had a relatively mild winter, it…

Dear Bernard, Our daughter is leaving home to go away to college. Her mother and I are hearing a lot about sexual violence on campus. Does it really happen that often? What can we do to keep our daughter safe?  Signed, Concerned in Springfield Davies…

DANA MERRYDAY/PHOTO Crew members put in long days and hard work. They can walk for up to five miles in a single day and carry 30-pound packs with gear and tools. Today we find ourselves in a remarkably similar situation as our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents,…

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were among the original breakthrough comedy stars who still enjoy devoted fans today. Before the motion picture, and later, television, there was vaudeville. Out of vaudeville and the music theatre and bars of Europe, came comedy teams and single comedians.…