Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE PeaceHealth officials are among healthcare professionals awaiting arrival of the vaccine. PeaceHealth has hospital facilities in Springfield, above, and Cottage Grove. Lane County health officials say nearly 100,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be available to qualified residents this week, and…
Officials said Tuesday that the Territorial Road project at Stony Point was being shut down for the winter. “Travel through the construction area is back to two-way travel and (the traffic) signals have been removed,” a statement read. Concrete barriers line the steep drop-off areas…
CRESWELL – A pair of sevens proved to be the lucky charm for Brad Hicks, who recently won his first season points title at Coos Bay Speedway. “I had a back injury and I hadn’t even raced in eight years. I had no thoughts of…
Dr. Sarah Coleman Happy Holidays? Maybe? What is that going to look like in your household? Here I start by pleading with all of you to look at your holiday plans and ask that you work to keep yourself and your family members safe. We…
EMMA ROUTLEY/ THE CHRONICLE The Toys for Tots float brought along some familiar characters at last weekend’s Springfield Christmas stationary parade. 2020 feels as though we’ve spent the last nine months trying to maintain some sense of normalcy, and now we are trying to find…
SPRINGFIELD – A virtual floor opens up to the community to voice its thoughts and experiences to a use-of-force investigator regarding the July 29 Thurston protest. A public meeting is scheduled Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6-7:30 p.m. The Springfield Police Department’s use of force that…
CRESWELL — It may be a few months before any coronavirus vaccines become available locally. Still, high school students from throughout the state had to feel like Monday’s OSAA meeting — which laid out a plan for an abbreviated 2021 sports and activities schedule —…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/THE CHRONICLE I was a freshman at San Jose State University when, on a three-day weekend, I went on what was my very first steelhead fishing trip on the Klamath River in northern California. It was 1973. I had heard about this hard-fighting fish…
The Medicare open enrollment period ends Monday, Dec. 7. What does it mean to you? The Chronicle provides a simplified explanation. This is not meant to be a comprehensive review of options; you can find that online at medicare.gov. There are three major parts to…