Painted Van Man Samonberry dipped into Springfield’s Northwest Bugfest on Sunday. He says he’s been all over with his VW; he’s followed the Grateful Dead on Tour and has been to each of the lower 48 states and all over Mexico. ELSIE NORDTVEDT/LIFESLICE PHOTOGRAPHY Ever…

Benjamin Ray Bryant SPRINGFIELD —  Residents in an apartment complex near Meadow Park were evacuated just after  9 a.m. on June 25, after police responded to a report of a man with a handgun on the balcony, threatening for a police shootout.  Springfield Police Department…

Cheri Spaulding Do you like to be rewarded? We all like rewards! We get rewarded for our work week with a paycheck. Have you seen videos of dolphins offering their flippers for medical procedures? Animals in captivity are often trained by using rewards. It makes…

Names of U.S.-Iraq war dead in Bohemia Park in Cottage Grove. Birdy Hoelzle/Photo COTTAGE GROVE — “Stand for Peace” has been a part of the Cottage Grove scene nearly two decades now. You have seen the rainbow Peace/Pace flags being waved. Signs with slogans, some generic…

SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten last year gives a presentation to Creswell City Council regarding plans for the new fire station in Creswell. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE — South Lane County Fire & Rescue Chief John Wooten was reinstated last week, after being placed on…

I, Jennifer Radcliffe, hereby resign my director position on the South Lane County Fire & Rescue Board. It has been an honor to serve this community for over five years.  As the most senior member of this board, I am very proud of the many…

Some board members met at South Lane County Fire & Rescue in Cottage Grove, 233 E. Harrison Ave. on June 18 to consider the fire chief’s reinstatement or discipline. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE —  South Lane County Fire & Rescue Chief John Wooten was…

Groups supporting Springfield law enforcement and Black Lives Matter marched and rallied. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOB WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINGFIELD – Two groups of protesters descended upon downtown streets, culminating in a rally at City Hall, in an overall peaceful protest with sporadic heated exchanges on Monday,…