The Patrician, located at 3530 E. Game Farm Road in Springfield. CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO SPRINGFIELD – After two years dreading the eventual loss of their homes, Patrician Mobile Home Park is now a “resident-owned community.” In 2019, Patrician Mobile Home Park residents gathered at multiple public hearings with the Springfield[Read More…]
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Springfield man arrested for bias crime downtown
Springfield Police arrested Michael Joseph Schlimmer, 52, for two counts of Bias Crime in the first degree, four counts of Menacing, two counts of Disorderly Conduct in the second degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Criminal Mischief. On July, 8 at about 1:30 pm Springfield Police received a report from[Read More…]
Ems baseball may take swing at Glenwood
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO. GLENWOOD – Development interest keeps building in Glenwood as a minor league baseball team flirts with the idea of a riverfront stadium, and the city’s economic development leaders approve a process for developing their own riverside property. The Marvin family, who owns the 8.5-acre property next to[Read More…]
New kitchen key to ‘breaking bread’ at Springfield church
Saint Alice Catholic Church Father Mark Bentz cuts the ribbon celebrating the new kitchen successfully on the first chop, with Todd Salnas, chief executive for Oregon Network (left) and Patrick Sawyer, PA-C medical provider for RiverBend (right). EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE SPRINGFIELD — St. Alice Catholic Church Father Mark Bentz believes[Read More…]
Pitts: ‘Culture shift’ needed beyond SPD
EMMA ROUTLEY/2020 FILE PHOTO City leaders said they have taken action steps to address public concerns regarding Springfield police behavior and accountability. SPRINGFIELD – Residents this week criticized the Springfield City Council for “inaction” in enforcing police accountability, and the council contended that changes don’t come fast or easy, but[Read More…]
Buick might drive more development
An artist’s rendering of the proposed development. SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) on Monday mulled over two proposed developments for the Glenwood riverside in a private meeting, and at its regular meeting gave the city manager a thumbs-up for a loan acquisition for the future of the[Read More…]
Springfield weighs two Glenwood projects
SPRINGFIELD – The Glenwood riverfront property has piqued the interest of developers in Springfield, and the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) this week heard two unsolicited pitches for its redevelopment. SEDA and City have assembled about nine acres of Glenwood riverfront property for future redevelopment, and the SEDA Board on[Read More…]
SPD chief placed on leave
SPRINGFIELD – It’s been an especially busy couple of weeks at the Springfield Police Department: the Thurston protest investigation assessment was released and the police chief has been placed on leave amid an investigation. The City of Springfield launched an investigation of police chief Rick Lewis, and he was placed[Read More…]
Suspect charged with harassment after kissing a stranger’s 1 1/2-year old on lips
Austin Blake Stewart SPRINGFIELD – A 24-year-old man was charged with physical harassment and disorderly conduct Thursday, March 25, after allegedly kissing a stranger’s 1½-year-old daughter on the lips in a local store. Springfield Police Department officials said Austin Blake Stewart, a Springfield resident, committed the offenses at WINCO, 1920[Read More…]
Thurston investigation finds ‘no specific wrongdoing, malice’
SPRINGFIELD – The City of Springfield selected use of force expert Rick Braziel to lead an Independent_Assessment into events surrounding a demonstration in Thurston on July 29, 2020. The purpose of the independent assessment was to take an objective review of this experience and examine opportunities to learn and adjust[Read More…]
