Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
In 1987. I submitted an entry in a contest called “Always and Forever” (the name of country music legend Randy Travis’ new album) sponsored by KUGN-FM radio in Eugene. My letter was chosen as the winner and Jim and I were treated to a wonderful…
Need a shed? Who doesn’t? “The new Crow Middle/High School construction class has been busy building an awesome storage shed which will soon be raffled off to the public,” said Michele Kau, a Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District teacher. “What makes me most proud is the craftsmanship…
Editor’s note: This past week, local government representatives traveled to Salem to attend, “City Day at the Capitol.” Highlights included presentations from the League of Oregon Cities government relations team on legislative priorities, and briefings from Oregon’s new governor and legislative leadership about their priorities for…
Editor’s note: This past week, local government representatives traveled to Salem to attend, “City Day at the Capitol.” Highlights included presentations from the League of Oregon Cities government relations team on legislative priorities, and briefings from Oregon’s new governor and legislative leadership about their priorities…
Watching the news these days has become so difficult. The two mass shootings in California this past week were heartbreaking and the enormity of how it has affected not only the victims, their families and others on-site is mind-boggling. Trying to even imagine how any…
I started a monthly column titled, “Fifty First Names Only” soon after purchasing The Creswell Chronicle in 2019. Early on it was easy to fill the column once a month as I immersed myself in Creswell and the surrounding towns, meeting residents, business owners, government…
By Verlean McCoy Here is what is going on with Creswell Heritage Foundation since our last update: 1) Work is being done on our utility upgrades. Bear Mountain Electric is upgrading and extending all of our electrical; Mark Nearing Plumbing is upgrading and extending our…
To the Editor: National School Choice Week (Jan. 22-28) is a good time to pause and note the variety of educational options available for Oregon students. The families of the fifth graders I work with as a teacher at Oregon Connections Academy, a virtual public…
There are some requests sent out from the Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District that I’d like to share with others this week. • First, the district is in need of two community members for its Budget Committee to help determine the district’s budget for 2023-24 school year.…