Creslane Elementary School (CES) staff and parents are upset by a report independently discovered in recent weeks regarding a third grade teacher misusing district equipment to store and view...

Creswell Urban Renewal Agency meeting was held Sept. 24 before the regularly scheduled city council work session. At the meeting, Consultant Elaine Howard and Economic Development Coordinator Michael...

During the Land Needs Analysis meeting Friday, Sept. 28, preliminary results found by the City of Creswell and ECONorthwest show that Creswell does not have enough land to accommodate expected...

Curtis Benson Deatherage, 66 of Creswell passed away Sept. 27, 2018. He was born Sept. 25, 1952, in Roseburg to Benson and Ethel (Harrison) Deatherage. Curt had recently retired after 30 years of... Full story

Doris Pauline Miller, 96, of Cottage Grove passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sept. 24, 2018. She was born in Orland, Calif. on May 1, 1922 to parents Matthew and Frances... Full story

Editor’s Note: This “ It Happened in Oregon” article was published in the Oct. 5, 2017 edition of The Chronicle. We rerun this column as we mourn the loss of Curt and pay homage to the legacy...

I was deeply saddened when I received the obituary of Curt Deatherage in my email box Friday night. For years Curt had generously shared his writing and photography with the readers of The Creswell...

When restaurants, cafes and bakeries use fresh, organic and locally sourced ingredients, they understand their menu options are subject to the forces of Mother Nature. While eating establishments who...

There are plenty of great music venues in Lane County, all of which have their own unique charm and atmosphere, but for Cottage Grove, The Axe & Fiddle is where it's at. All year long they have bo...

With the changing of the seasons, comes vibrant leaves, cooler temperatures and October. The month of October brings many things on its own, such as Halloween, candy, costumes, and, of course,...

Progress is not all it is cracked up to be, and although change is inevitable it doesn't always leave a good taste in your mouth. I often think that as I pass by the little "Cottage Grove Answering Se...

A new program will provide big game preference points in lieu of a cash reward to people who turn in poachers. The program builds on the long standing Turn in Poachers Program (TIP), a successful coll...

A 2-1 league victory over the visiting La Pine Hawks on Sept. 26 and a nonleague 3-0 shutout of host Westside Christian on Sept. 24 marked a successful week on the soccer field for the Creswell Lady...

Going 1-1 last week brought the ninth-ranked Creswell volleyball team’s record to 2-1 in league and 6-7 overall, and Saturday’s Creswell Tournament tested the Lady Dawgs’ mettle against many of...

Brandon Moehlmann once again paced the Creswell Bulldogs cross country team as they participated in the competitive annual Woahink Lake Cross Country Invitational, held Sept. 29 at East Woahink Lake...

A third quarter in which nothing went right cost the Creswell Bulldogs, who suffered a 20-41 football loss to Central Linn on Sept. 28. Both teams were scoreless after the first quarter, but the...

The Bulldogs handed current Special District 3 leader East Linn Christian their first loss of the league season as Creswell’s boys’ soccer team picked up a pair of wins last week. The Dawgs got pa...

Today, I want to wish “Happy Birthday” to my beautiful mother, Ruth Kinsman Smith Cody Ward. She would have been 103 years of age today — Friday, Sept. 28. We lost her on Jan. 4, 2012 at the age...

Are you getting enough rest these days? This time of year with the shorter periods of daylight are conducive for getting more sleep than the brighter days of summer. Years ago as an experiment, I...

Tractor Supply Company, in partnership with National 4-H Council, is gearing up for its Paper Clover event, a semi-annual fundraising campaign that provides millions of dollars in scholarships for...

Dairy Goat Day, an educational event for both the experienced and beginner goat farmer, will be held on on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill High School, 36386 OR-58,...