Category Community

Council tosses out ‘not a nuisance’ protest

CRESWELL – After the word hit in September that the Whistle Stop building on South Mill Street was to be abated, property owner Carlton Garton penned a letter of protest to City Recorder Roberta Tharp. “I have performed clean up work and believe there is…

Looking Glass is expanding services

Looking Glass has purchased this space at 620 E. Whiteaker Ave. to better support the homeless and runaway youth in the area. JEN BLUE/THE CHRONICLE COTTAGE GROVE – Family stress can come in many forms when a parent loses their job or housing costs upset…

Manhunt for stabbing suspect put city on high alert

Jamie Oldfield CRESWELL – It was a typical Monday evening … until it wasn’t. By 7 p.m., about 30 local and state police officers and their canines blanketed the city in search of a man who allegedly stabbed someone on the 31500 block of Lynx…

Nonprofit could make it RAIN success in Creswell

CRESWELL – As the seasons change in Creswell, so do the opportunities to network and thrive. Last week, the City of Creswell hosted a free luncheon with guests from Oregon Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network (RAIN). Representatives from RAIN met with at least a dozen…

Italian Sausage Soup

Italian Sausage Soup September arrives and all of a sudden, soup is back on the menu! With the cooler nights this Italian soup is sure to please. It’s rich and can be made richer by adding a can of coconut milk at the end. The…

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING:

A conversation piece for a modern home. This blue boot covers the large resin foot that is the base of a very modern 25-inch-high table, sold for $175. PHOTO PROVIDED Ever wonder who invented the table? The earliest tables seem to have been used by…

Everything is a design decision’

Jenna Fribley at the door of her firm, Campfire Collaborative, Architecture & Design, located at 341 Main St. VICTORIA STEPHENS/THE CHRONICLE SPRINGFIELD – With many irons in the fire, Springfield architect Jenna Fribley goes beyond the standard definition of what an architect is and does.…

Dark skies loom over Patrician residents

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield City Council’s meeting room was packed for the third reading of a controversial proposed rezoning ordinance of the Patrician Mobile Home Park Monday night. In March, park owner Richard Boyles of Urban Transitions LLC requested the 13.6 acres be rezoned from a…

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