Lori Leavitt, right, with daughter Jenessa Mallory at their Creswell home. Both are dealing with the loss of school activities during the pandemic. Photo by David Leavitt I should be watching my daughter play her last year of softball. We should be shopping for a prom…

Heather Lyda, registered nurse and nurse manager of PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, positions the Coronavirus health alert sign right outside of the emergency department. When visiting the emergency room, staff only allows one patient or family member at a time, separates patients with…

Update: 4:12 p.m.: Row River Road is now open to traffic after a temporary closure due to a traffic crash and possible shooting. The investigation is ongoing and community members with information about the incident are asked to call the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150…

Two suspects were involved in a high-speed chase down Oregon 99 around 1:50 Sunday afternoon that drew about half a dozen police vehicles. Updates will be posted as information becomes available. Erin Tierney/THE CHRONICLE

This Saturday, as I was on my morning meander (solo) at Mt. Pisgah, I came across a flow of water moving down the soggy hillside. Just as the water is able to find a way around the rock on it’s path downward, I find that…

A row of buses sit idle in the parking lot on what would have been a busy Monday back from Spring Break. Photo by Noel Nash/The Chronicle With the South Lane School District closed until April 28, teacher Aura Jocis, English and social studies teacher…

Rotary International leaders who lead District 5110, which includes the Cottage Grove’s club, are responding with several action steps in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions to help keep its clubs’ local projects and fellowship alive. For instance, more leaders are holding online meetings with a…

In the fast-changing conditions of our daily lives as we move through this new landscape due to the Coronavirus, Cottage Grove Rev. Karen Hill admitted she’s feeling a little overwhelmed.  “This is a time when many people are feeling grief and have deep needs, said…

As a small business owner and a nonprofit manager, Michele Rose has had a lot of difficult decisions to make lately. Rose, co-owner of The Crafty Mercantile, said she closed The Crafty Mercantile on March 13, before the order came down from the governor; however,…