Category Community

Sheriff, CG’s Meyers recognized by LCOG

The Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) annual member appreciation event was held virtually March 5, and several area officials and school organizations were honored.  Creswell native and Lane County Sheriff Clifton Harrold was named outstanding elected official and Cottage Grove city manager Richard Meyers was…

Cycling Through the Trails

MATT KINCAID/PHOTO Local rider Scott Briggs getting some air at Whypass. World-class singletrack? Lane County mountain bikers don’t even need to travel outside our own county to enjoy some of the best of the best. McKenzie River Trail and numerous trails out of Oakridge are…

Summiting Pisgah

Photo Source: eugeneoutdoors.com Athletic activities aren’t always easy to find during the “Age of Covid.” Fortunately, you can always go for a hike. And there might not be a better hiking spot in Lane County than Mount Pisgah, located just southeast of the Eugene/Springfield area.…

My Brothers’ Farm: Organically Unique

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE There is something exciting in the way of organic agriculture happening a few miles east of Creswell. Out in the Cloverdale area resides My Brothers’ Farm, founded in 2013, and the modern version of the “Back to the Land” movement. It is…

Springfield PD high-speed pursuit races through Creswell

A speed-chase through downtown Creswell on Saturday was a Springfield Police pursuit, said LCSO Sgt. Scott Denham said on Tuesday.  “The on-duty Creswell Deputy and a couple other responding LCSO units were in the area prepared to assist,” he said. The Springfield Police Department was…