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Creswell man dies in HWY 99 accident

On Monday, April 7, at 3:28 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 99 S, near milepost 1.5, in Lane County. The preliminary investigation indicated a southbound Kenworth logtruck, operated by Christian James Gossett (52) of Cottage Grove, slowed to make…

Feds pull funding from Oregon Humanities through 2027

Late on the evening of April 2, Oregon Humanities received a letter from the acting chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) stating that a grant intended to support the organization’s work through 2027 has been rescinded. Every other state and jurisdictional humanities…

Lifetime interest in art led tattoo artist to Black Forest

SPRINGFIELD –  Analytics and advisory company Gallup’s “State of the Global Workplace” studies regularly find that employee engagement – considered a close proxy for happiness – leads to more productivity, higher customer satisfaction and profitability, and fewer safety incidents.  So when tattoo artist Daniel Ingvalson…

Tierney-Heggenstaller joins Chronicle ownership group

SPRINGFIELD – Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller, who first joined The Chronicle as a reporter, has joined the ownership team, publisher Noel Nash announced. “We’re delighted that Erin has become a part of our ownership, and it speaks to the impact she’s made on our multi-platform news-and-information business,”…

Tariffs pushing printing costs up for newspaper

SPRINGFIELD – Adams Publishing Group, which prints The Klamath Falls Times and numerous weekly newspapers, including The Chronicle, informed its clients this past week that printing costs will rise by 5% immediately.  On March 17, Doug Wilson, vice president of production for Adams Publishing Group,…