Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – In November 2018, voters approved a five-year $10 million general obligation bond to fund street repairs on a list of priority commercial streets in need of repair. As part of the Bond measure the City committed to Springfield taxpayers to provide an annual…
Grilled Asparagus Salad Vinaigrette Vinaigrette 1 garlic clove, grated Juice of one lemon 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard . cup Good Olive Oil Salt, pepper, to taste Salad 1 15 oz bag salad mix 1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed 1/8 cup toasted pine nuts (or whatever…
Shannon Whitehead said she’s eager to open her salon business. CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Phase 1 was approved by Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday. Reopening Creswell will look like “our community coming back to life, albeit…
Dan’s Plants, on Davisson Road off Highway 99 in Creswell, is seeing its busiest days in the three decades it has been serving customers in the southern Willamette Valley. Cascade Home Center in Creswell was deemed an essential business from the start, so for store…
USPS employees and area residents are concerned about the long-term prospects of the post office. CRESWELL – The thought of the U.S. Postal Service ceasing to exist is troubling enough for small and rural communities. In a town named after one of the country’s legendary…
Editor’s note: Originally published in Florida Today, Melbourne, Fla. Melbourne, Fla. – It was a sound that shall never go away. The sloshing noise of the washing machine was like a siren going off to my 11-year-old ears. Disaster was imminent. My jeans were in…
Lane County officials announced today that the 2020 version is canceled. The following news release was sent to area media: Yesterday, Governor Brown announced that all large gatherings will be prohibited through September. As a result of that announcement, the Lane County Fair, which was…
In the midst of COVID-19, Derek and Mindy Weber, owners of The Washburne Cafe at 326 Main St. in Springfield, have largely been operating on isolated to-go orders and community support. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE As Derek and Mindy Weber eye their fourth year in business,…
Cattery manager Hannah Washington bottle-feeds a tiny kitten at Greenhill Humane Society. MEGAN BREZOVAR/PHOTO Amid the hardships of COVID-19, there’s at least one bright spot: animal adoptions and foster volunteers have not decreased, and intakes have not increased at Greenhill Humane Society of Eugene. “We…