Tierney It’s been about five months since The Chronicle moved its newsroom to Springfield. Nearly every week since, I’ve been asked the same question: “How’s it going since you moved out of Creswell?”  The tone and manner in which this question is raised is never…

Moss In recognition of National Ag Day, this week, the Oregon Farm Bureau invites readers to remember the importance of farmers and ranchers to their daily lives.  Because of the productivity, efficiency, and reliability of agriculture producers, many of us don’t have to give a…

PHOTO PROVIDED – A watercolor painting of the blue and yellow Ukraine flag surrounded by sunflowers. Right now, fun or joy seems selfish. When I think of the millions of women and children of Ukraine who have been forced out of their homes as refugees,…

Don Williams celebrated his 86th birthday on March 9, surrounded by friends at Stacy’s Covered Bridge Restaurant. Standing, from left are: Shawn Kelley, Karol Kuhn Simons, JD and Ruth Linoz, Tyson Woodard, Ralph Weeldreyer, Kris Woodard, Cameron Reiten, Celia Gowing, Jeff Gowing, Bev Kelly, Dale…

Covid is ‘merciless’ … please get vaccinated Dear Editor: Thank you for your Feb. 3 article, “Booster or bust: Third shot may have made all the difference.” Would that everyone took Covid as seriously as you do now, after surviving a harrowing January in its…

Pat Edwards I’d like everyone who uses social media to take a moment to imagine yourself holding down the voluntary job of moderating a community Facebook page in these volatile times.  I was the original administrator of the Lorane, Ore., page. I set it up…

DANA MERRYDAY – Cottage Grove To balance spending time in the past, reflecting on Cottage Grove’s history, these are some more recent bits of things happening in our town. … If you have taken a run down South River Road recently, you may have noticed…

After purchasing The Chronicle on the last day of February 2019, I published a column from March through December of that year that referenced 50 people by first names only. The onset of Covid made meeting people more challenging, and sustaining the column even more…