Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
At the first Creswell City Council meeting of 2019 on Jan. 7, Richard Zettervall called to order his first meeting as mayor, Councilor Amy Knudsen became the new council president and council committees and commissions received their 2019 charges. The meeting kicked off with the…
While every month should be Heart Health Month, we at least focus on supporting our cardiovascular super pump one month each year in February. There’s no better way to get ready to celebrate this time of year than to share with those we love tips…
SKYLER PETERS DEFEATED A WALDPORT OPPONENT. Tom Page/For The Creswell Chronicle Titus Rice (152-pounds) and Asher Ruchti (160-pounds) won their divisions to spark Pleasant Hill Saturday in the King of the Hill wrestling tournament contested on the Billie mats. P-Hill finished sixth in the overall…
Christopher Palanuk / The Creswell Chronicle Bulldogs guard Sierra Nielson attempts to get around Billies guard Angeni Yeo during the second quarter of the Pleasant Hill vs Sutherlin game on Jan. 3. The Pleasant Hill Billies won against the Sutherlin Bulldogs 42-31 and have a…
AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN POURS BOOZE OUT OF A CANE FLASK INTO HER DRINK AT A DRUGSTORE SODA FOUNTAIN IN 1922. IDENTIFYING DETAILS WERE NOT RETAINED WITH THIS PHOTO, SINCE BOTH THE WOMAN AND THE DRUGSTORE WERE BREAKING FEDERAL LAWS. Image provided/Library of Congress In 1899,…
Lane County Waste Management is hosting a plastics roundup for clean #2, #4 and #5 (polyethylene and polypropylene) at the Glenwood Transfer Station in April, and offering early access to businesses, churches, individuals and neighborhood groups who sign up as ”community collectors.” In an effort…
If you made a New Year’s commitment to do something that you haven’t done before, then I have a couple of suggestions that are happening this weekend. One possibility is to participate in the annual Bald Eagle Count on Saturday. If you have never seen…
Senator Jeff Merkley visited Lane County on Jan. 3 at Hamlin Middle School in Springfield as part of his town hall tour. “In our ‘We the People’ democracy, town hall meetings are an essential tool for me to hear from Oregonians and represent their interests…
Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle Richard Zettervall, as seen accompanied by his wife, Linda Warner, was sworn into the mayor’s seat by Municipal Court Judge R. Scott Palmer on Jan. 7 at the city council meeting.