EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO “Santa” Patrick Dearth, left, and “Witch” Vickie Weathers helped welcome guests to the grange’s all-season holiday event. Santa Claus paid the Creswell Grange an extra visit this year after the pandemic’s mass cancellations left the locals lacking holiday cheer — and brought…

A Springfield man died Saturday, April 10, in a single-car accident a little after 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 10. David Anthony Chavez, the driver, was 52. Springfield Police and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to the 3600 block of Franklin Blvd. on Saturday after a…

While the upward trajectory of COVID-19 cases appears to have plateaued for the time being, case numbers are still far higher in the county than public health officials would like to see, said Jason Davis, spokesperson for Lane County Public Health, at Tuesday’s press conference. …

EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Cottage Grove Library volunteers Natasha Chitow (left) and Becky Arnoux. COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Grove Public Library has taken its books to the public – via the great outdoors.   Every Tuesday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., the library sets up shop…

SPRINGFIELD – The Glenwood riverfront property has piqued the interest of developers in Springfield, and the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) this week heard two unsolicited pitches for its redevelopment.  SEDA and City have assembled about nine acres of Glenwood riverfront property for future redevelopment,…

PHOTO PROVIDED EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 24, 2021 – Porter is powering up a new digital era of food service at hotels across America, with seven in the Eugene-Springfield area among the first to launch. The Maverick, Candlewood Suites, Comfort Suites, Tru by Hilton, Fairfield Inn…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE The Alvarado family helped their toddler find her eggs, which were quickly discarded back on the ground after finding the goodies inside. SPRINGFIELD – Thousands of eggs were hidden throughout the trees of Dorris Ranch on Saturday, and families took turns filling…

FRANK ARMENDARIZ/PHOTO It was my first trip up into the fire recovery zone on the McKenzie River and what I saw was heartbreaking. (Looking upriver toward Blue River.) Over the last year, while adhering to the prescribed health and social distancing recommendations related to COVID-19,…

Lane County Sheriff’s deputies under contract to Creswell responded to 50 calls March 22-28, and two separate Creswell deputies were also involved in pursuits the final weekend of March that occurred outside of the city limits, Sgt. Scott Denham said. Both situations began with traffic…