Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
What do national truck driver scarcity, historic labor problems, and the Delta variant all have in common? They are conspiring to create supply-chain issues that are wreaking havoc among local and national restaurants. The dining experience at a restaurant is very much like the proverbial…
Catholic Community Services of Lane County has helped about 40 individuals from other countries settle in the area over the past five years. News of the situation in Afghanistan has put the CCS Refugee and Immigrant Services Program and the Refugee Resettlement Coalition on alert…
CRESWELL – Debby Handman conducted her first book signing event on Aug. 11 at Blue Valley Bistro. Her book, “House On Sand,” was released for purchase on Amazon on July 31. Handman is a local author and blogger who lives in Creswell. She writes…
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTODr. Cat Merritt, with the support of Creswell First!, is helping fill the gap in eye care in the community. CRESWELL – What’s the secret to making sure that a community foundation runs like a charm? When the people involved are all happy…
Plahn In August it is nearly impossible to ignore the upcoming school year. Every store has mountains of brightly colored mechanical pencils and backpacks with every cartoon character imaginable that seem to shout, “BACK TO SCHOOL,” but the past 16 months have taught us that…
CRESWELL – Help, it turns out, is closer than people realize. “The portables at Creslane are a little hard to find,” admits Peggy Whalen, executive director of the Family Relief Nursery that serves Creswell, Cottage Grove and Drain. “And people got so used to going…
The scene in front of the Creswell City Hall during Julie Bivens’ court case. Public image/Facebook CRESWELL – Julie Bivens’ court date didn’t happen quite as planned. Actually, it didn’t happen at all. Bivens, a Creswell resident, was fined $2,550 for her part in helping…
Chronicle file photo BY THE NUMBERS: Creswell: 73 cases in past two weeks; 496 all-time Cottage Grove: 155 in past two weeks; 769 all-time Pleasant Hill: 17 in past two weeks; 129 all-time Springfield (all zip codes): 684 in past two weeks; 5,265 all-time SPRINGFIELD –…
CRESWELL – Amy Knudsen resigned on Friday, Aug. 13, the second mayor in less than a year to do so amid heightened community tensions. Knudsen was elected in November 2020, after winning 55% of the vote against Kevin Prociw, the council president who will serve…