Four months after Board Director Lacey Risdal first appealed to the school board about Creswell becoming more involved at the state level, she was able to do her part, with the help of Board Director Natalie Smathers, during Oregon School Boards Association’s Lobby Day organized…

TODD HAMILTON CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Creswell School District will soon be on the hunt for a new superintendent for the 2019-20 school year. CSD Superintendent Todd Hamilton announced March 7 that he will be leaving Creswell schools this July and become the new superintendent for…

On Friday, March 8, a lock-in was performed at Pleasant Hill elementary and high schools. According to the release issued by the District, law enforcement was investigating a possible incident at a residence near the schools. ”In an abundance of caution, we kept all students…

CRESWELL LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DEPUTIES PARTICIPATE IN THE EVERY 15 MINUTES PROGRAM AT CRESWELL HIGH ONE YEAR AGO. MARCH 14, 2018. Chronicle archives/Christopher Palanuk Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) was recognized on March 5 as the 2018 Oregon Group Advocate of the Year by…

THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE WAS LIFTED LAST WEEK AS PART OF CRESWELL HERITAGE FOUNDATION’S EFFORTS IN REPLACING THE FOUNDATION AND THE FRONT PORCH OF THE HISTORICAL BUILDING. CALVIN L. LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, LLC AND HIS CREW ROLLED THROUGH AND SLOPPED THROUGH THE MUD ON MARCH 7 TO…

As the state of Oregon faces a crisis of homelessness and a lack of affordable housing, ripple effects are cast into education, as students and their families in Creswell are dealing with its ramifications. According to data from Oregon’s homelessness count, there were 70 students…

CRESWELL’S DEVIN PRATT, FAR LEFT, AN EMPLOYEE OF LITHIA CHRYSLER DODGE IN EUGENE AND LARRY SWARTZ OF OREGON COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION POSE WITH CHS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ALAN STEARNS, FAR RIGHT, AFTER PRESENTING THE SCHOOL WITH A $2,500 DONATION FOR A NEW SOUND…