Creswell mayor Richard Zettervall resigned on Sept. 30 after explosive talks around equity forced him from office. CRESWELL —  Creswell mayor Richard Zettervall resigned effective immediately on Wednesday, Sept. 30, citing negativity and backlash from the community over the equity resolution conversations. His term was…

PHOTO PROVIDEDMarianne Purdy and the little car that could; saved her and all she could carry. Cottage Grove, due to family connections, has become a place of refuge for fifth-generation Blue Riveran, Marianne Purdy. She was relaxing on the sofa after a long day when…

CRESWELL — Creswell city councilors said that when it tabled the subject of an equity resolution and committee at September’s meeting, it did not realize that it effectively killed the conversation regarding equity as a whole. “Council tabled the conversation regarding equity, so that’s pretty…

Williams There has been a great deal written and spoken about what an enemy fire can be. It can be our best friend or worst enemy. Coming into the fall season, we should think about our appliances, smoke alarms, extension cords, and electrical appliances. Evenings…

Beck The POW/MIA Recognition Day is commemorated on the third Friday every September to recognize prisoners of war and those missing in action. This past Friday, Sept. 18, Creswell VFW members posted U.S. Flags in downtown and held a small ceremony at the Post that evening. …

Photo from 2019. COTTAGE GROVE – The South Lane Fire District board of directors met last Thursday, Sept. 17, for the first time since mid-June, with Chief John Wooten in attendance, who said that he’s been medically cleared to return to limited duty.  The board…

Photos by Dana Merryday/The ChronicleA major life moment – handing over the keys, even during a downpour. There were mixed emotions at the Cottage Village’s Open House last Friday. The ceremony was a celebration, a housewarming, and dedication all at once for nine tiny homes, completed…

Jazmine Bangs/PHOTO Mike Plank with his neighbor’s baby Calliope Stevens. Residents of Lorane, like most people in Oregon, are reeling from the burden that we are all carrying right now. The addition of the devastating wildfires to our COVID-19 concerns have made our load almost…

FRANK ARMENDARIZ/PHOTO Blue River, a scene repeated all over the McKenzie River Valley, where over 800 homes and structures have been lost. Friends and neighbors, it is a calamity of an immensity our county has never seen. Yes, we have had powerful wind storms, heavy…