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Verlean McCoy Progress continues on the restoration of Creswell’s old schoolhouse, but some projects may be delayed due to funding shortfalls. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused redirection of grant funds that might have been available for historic restoration to more pressing community needs. The Creswell…

Beverly Farnham With the COVID-19 protocols still in place there hasn’t been a lot to relate as far as community news. Unfortunately, much of what I have to report today is not the happy kind. I just learned that we have lost three more of…

Competitors from this weekend’s event keep their distance while warming up. CRESWELL – There’s absolutely no truth to the rumor that one of golf’s new COVID-19 era rules is that all players, after an errant tee shot, must now yell “Six!” instead of “Fore!” Even…

CRESWELL — Minor acts of vandalism at Holt Park – in apparent retaliation for the City’s public health and safety measures due to the pandemic, already has cost around $700 in time and material, said Public Works Director Cliff Bellew.  With the new requirements from…

CRESWELL – The Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors announced May 14 that it was canceling the annual Fourth of July Celebration amid public safety concerns and Gov. Kate Brown’s executive orders, The Chronicle first reported this past Wednesday on its website. It is the…

Waitress Brooklyn Siebers safely delivers an order between Terry Fitzpatrick and Larry Ockers at Along Came Trudy in Springfield on Monday morning. The restaurant opened as part of the state’s Phase I. MIKE NORTDTVEDT/LIFESLICE PHOTOGRAPHY After months of lights out in dining areas, local restaurants…