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City highlights 2018-19 budget

PERSONNEL SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS A salary schedule was developed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014‐15. Each fiscal year, employee evaluations are given in January and employees are considered for a step increase. The step increase is reflected in the FY 2018‐19 budget along with a 2.75 percent…

Kids, cars star in Creslane’s Soap Box Derby

Dawn Dean’s fifth-grade class’ ”Car for a Cause,” supporting a young cancer patient, races around the track during Creslane’s Soap Box Derby. Pushing (from left) are Slater Curtis and Cameron Couch. The rider is Sapphire Osorio. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE A tantalizing array…

Three FBLA students qualify to compete at Nationals

Three CHS students, (from left) Myckenna Hurst, Aden Parsons and Jade Ledgerwood have qualified to compete at the national level this summer in Baltimore. GINI DAVIS – THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Three Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students from Creswell High School have qualified to…

Sweet Lorane Community News

Two days, so far, of beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures! I’m in heaven. These 75-year-old bones are getting a bit creaky, so I’ve decided that, this year, I’m going to go at my spring planting and yard work a little slower than I usually do.…

Springfield Lions Club to host plant sale May 12

The Springfield Lions Club will be conducting their 36th Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 58th and Main streets in Springfield, where the Big Lots/Bi-Mart parking lot is located. Three- to five-gallon sized rhododendrons are $25, or…

PeaceHealth in Springfield breaks ground on family guest house

Every year, thousands of patients throughout the region arrive at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend needing specialized care not available in their home communities. Whether it’s a premature infant, a stroke victim or a trauma patient, chances are they’ll be staying a while…

Emerald Valley Chapter to host OHA’s 35th Anniversary Convention

Premium auction and raffle hunts like the ODFW Access & Habitat Statewide Deer and Elk Hunt Combo highlight the Oregon Hunters Association’s 35th Anniversary State Convention on May 12 at Seven Feathers Casino. PHOTO PROVIDED/ODFW The Oregon Hunters Association’s local Emerald Valley Chapter will host…