Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EMMA ROUTLEY/2020 FILE PHOTO City leaders said they have taken action steps to address public concerns regarding Springfield police behavior and accountability. SPRINGFIELD – Residents this week criticized the Springfield City Council for “inaction” in enforcing police accountability, and the council contended that changes don’t…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Julie Weismann, usually working out of her home office during the pandemic, can still be found at Womenspace’s headquarters, leading a team of staff and volunteers at the nonprofit agency. There’s a bottom-line reality for all businesses, even those in the nonprofit…
Carter Cunningham CRESWELL – Creswell basketball coaches Jesse Thomas and Tyler Hollingsworth can only hope that Tuesday’s opening-game action is a harbinger of things to come. The boys, after leading by only a point early in the third quarter, pulled away for a 67-40 victory…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Artists Roka Walsh, right, and Sheri Smith-Holgate said they were sure to follow Covid-related guidelines. SPRINGFIELD – This spring, change is in the air, and as vaccinated residents are able to gather in small groups mask-free again, two artists combined their creative…
A look at the half-acre purchase by the Springfield Economic Development Agency. GLENWOOD – As the City looks toward future development, the City of Springfield is purchasing another piece of river front property in the Glenwood area. On Monday, Springfield Economic Development Agency directed staff…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO CRESWELL – City recorder Roberta Tharp is celebrating 20 years with the City of Creswell. Staff at this week’s council meeting presented Tharp with a plaque. “Roberta has a reserve of knowledge of the City that is unsurpassed … she is a…
DANA MERRYDAY/PHOTO Cottage Grove’s wastewater plant was first built in 1953 to handle 6,000 residents. Part I of a two-part series. COTTAGE GROVE – Most folks don’t want to think about what happens when they flush the toilet. They are happy enough to see that…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Mona Castle focuses in on her passion. SPRINGFIELD – Mona Castle, like many small business owners struggling with the economic effects of the pandemic, was forced to make hard decisions regarding her beads business. One might say it was hanging on by…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Nearly a year after first considering an “equity resolution” that led to the resignation of the mayor and a city councilor, Creswell will discuss the idea of challenging the governor’s authority. CRESWELL – Gov. Kate Brown this week announced requirements for eventually…