Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
We visited the Greenhill Humane Society on Monday morning at its updated facility and what a pleasant experience it was. The complex is new or refurbished and it is a great place that rescues stray, lost and abandoned dogs and cats in the Eugene, Creswell…
Jackie Sherrod was an institution at The Dallas Morning News, covering the Texas sports scene for decades. His weekly notebook, which hit on a wide variety of topics, always started with the phrase in our headline above. It’s in that spirit that I offer these…
Millions of Americans who rely on prescription medicines just received some bad news. The Trump administration recently shelved a proposal that would have saved patients billions at the pharmacy counter. By changing course, the administration missed a chance to help patients afford the medicines they…
Karen dropped off a flyer for the Presbyterian Church Ice Cream event. She helped design it – including the bright yellow background — and we placed it in our front window. Pictures from the event indicated it was a big hit, as always. Lois was…
One of the most important charities in our community is the Creswell Food Pantry. Susan Blachnik is the manager and one of the busiest people I have ever seen. She was so busy that I couldn’t get a proper interview when I visited last week.…
Florence, Ala., is a lovely little town, part of the “Quad Cities” in the northwest part of the state, minutes to Tennessee above and Mississippi to the west. The other members of the Quad Cities were Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals, known for its rich…
Cylindrical holes carved into the bank at Fall Creek in the Willamette National Forest bustle with tiny lifeforms. Erin Tierney/The Creswell Chronicle I spent last weekend puttering along at Fisherman’s Point in Fall Creek, a spacious campsite made full with friends, crackling firepits and the…
I had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Kris Willaman, the small animal veterinarian. She and her husband, Wes, own and operate the South Willamette Veterinary Clinic in Creswell. Kris is the small animal doctor and Wes handles the large animals. They both attended Ohio…
President Donald Trump’s itinerary at the G-20 summit in Japan included a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose government is accused of using dirty tricks to interfere in the U.S. election to sway things Trump’s way. As Trump was leaving the White House, reporters…