Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Wes Alford SCOTT OLSON You never know when an interesting human interest story will fall right into your lap. This past Labor Day, I was working on getting ready for this week’s edition of The Chronicle when the phone rang. It was Jana Lee with…
The other night it was hot. Hot during the day, hot at night. Heat seems to define summer for us, in many ways. In spite of that, after a day in the outdoors, we built a fire. A small fire. A ”hat” fire, which mountain…
I believe we have honest and honorable citizens on the Creswell School Board and in the administration; however, I also believe the recent decision to turn the finance decisions over to the School Superintendent is a cause for concern. It isn’t a common thing for…
Dear Editor, I would like to thank the Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel for inviting Middlefield Oaks Senior Living Community to come and visit the carousel up-close and personal. They really enjoyed seeing the horses, rabbits and antelope. I loved the looks on some…
Every two years citizens of Creswell elect four people to serve on the city council; three are elected as councilors and one is elected mayor. For the past three election cycles you have selected me to serve as mayor, and it has been one of…
Political campaigns have used newspaper opinion pages as a freebie advertisement space for years. It’s more common than ever for letter-writing campaigns to submit pieces, expecting to be published on the editorial page. These letter-writers are oftentime paid ghostwriters, with content that derives from talking…
Richard Vettervall – Mayoral Candidate Editor’s Note: The Creswell Chronicle does not endorse candidates for local, state or national office. When a person announces his or her candidacy, The Creswell Chronicle will publish one Viewpoint column submitted by the candidate, up to 800 words, free…
Every year when it is about time for the schools to reopen and classes to resume, we are reminded in many publications to watch out for kids crossing streets and to be more vigilant watching for them to cross in the middle of the block,…
Dear Editor, Richard Zettervall is running for mayor of Creswell this coming Nov. 6 election. I couldn’t be more delighted. Richard has proven his leadership, expertise and commitment over the past several years on the Creswell City Council. Richard was unanimously elected by his fellow…