Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
An overview of the cottage Grove High School job fair in early June. This edition of The Chronicle marks a milestone – a bittersweet one. Before purchasing the paper in February 2019, I spoke to several publishers of weekly newspapers around the country for guidance…
The Chronicle earned 14 awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-place positions will be released at the ONPA convention later this month, as will any awards for advertising design. The Chronicle has earned 41 ONPA awards…
There is a mental health emergency happening among our youth. In Lane County alone the suicide rate among adolescents under the age of 23 has nearly doubled since the beginning of the year, according to public health officals. Currently, Lane County meets the defintion of a…
Edwards I’m amazed to discover that as I age, my ability to focus on more than one thing at a time is diminishing. I used to be able to multi-task rather well a few years ago, but I’m finding that I have to be careful…
Noel Nash There’s little doubt May kicked off the event season across the southern Willamette Valley, giving folks the opportunity to gather or mingle in whatever spot they chose along the safety scale. I saw a continued mixture of masks, small groups, mid-sized groups, and…
Photo Provided – Jim and Pat Edwards, 2022 I was shopping in one of the big-box stores the other day when I passed a lady pushing her cart in the opposite direction. She had a little support dog on a leash and wore a frown…
Dear Editor: In response to an article in the April 28 edition of The Chronicle: The only safe roads are roads without heavy fast motor vehicles. Remove motor vehicle traffic from most residential roads in Creswell, children, pets and adults would be safe on those…
It’s hard to predict when something truly historic might happen, or where. Sometimes, even a small, rural community might touch the white-hot glow of an international spotlight. And, indeed, Creswell has a starring role in the biggest, ongoing geo-political story in the world. In 2000,…
Beck The season of rebirth always lifts my spirits “When through the woods and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze; Then…