Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
An impressive display of engines that assisted miners get the gold. ELI STOCKMAN/FOR THE CHRONICLE Last week, Cottage Grove hosted the 59th Annual Bohemia Mining Days celebration, which highlights the history of how our familiar geographical names east of town came to be. The town…
CHRISTOPHER PALANUK/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Adalynn holds together a plate of pinto beans while her mother grabs a stapler. They are creating a plate shaker during the Make Your Own Instrument event on July 18. Held in the Creswell Community Center, the activity hosted by The…
Creswell School Board was called together in executive session on Friday, July 20 at 6 p.m. to address complaints or charges brought against a public officer, employee, staff member or agent. After open session reconveined, Director Natalie Smathers made the motion to hire a third-party…
At four percent, Oregon’s unemployment rate in June was Oregon’s lowest since comparable records began being kept in 1976, according to a recent release issued from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). Leading the job gains across the state last month were leisure, hospitality and private…
The first installment of the History Here project can be seen at Harry Holt Park. More are coming. CHERYL RICHARD/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE The History Here project will be installing a 10-part poster series in Creswell – a project that is intended to get historical images…
What a wonderful Independence Day this year! Our Easy Acres Neighborhood Group got together at the Blue Rooster Inn to celebrate being neighbors. Because there are not a lot of us, and because our neighbors know that we (the Edwards/Kaus) have a big family, they…
IMAGE PROVIDED As summer temperatures rise, so do the dangers of working in high heat. That’s especially true in Oregon, where workers tend to be used to working in mild weather, and are frequently not accustomed to high temperatures. As a result, Oregon OSHA encourages…
Paige Sharpe IMAGE PROVIDED Paige Sharpe, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce program manager, was selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) to study education attainment along with 20 chamber of commerce professionals from communities throughout the United States. This is the first…
Ken Parramore and Verlean McCoy of the Creswell Heritage Foundation staff the snack table for cyclists at Cycle Oregon’s Weekender event from July 13 to July 15. Creswell served as Sunday’s rest stop for the event; the first time the city has been a stop…