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This week’s top highlights…

Romeo, ‘World’s Largest Steer,’ king for a day in Creswell

CRESWELL — The inaugural Romeo’s Fall Festival on Saturday accomplished its mission of putting everybody in a good moooooood — even if Romeo wasn’t there. “Only disappointing thing that people…

26 Sep 2024

Romeo, ‘World’s Largest Steer,’ king for a day in Creswell

26 Sep 2024

Lions get comfortable in new division, send Bulldogs packing

COTTAGE GROVE – Creswell and Cottage Grove hadn’t played football together in nearly 20 years. So it was no big surprise when both teams came out swinging, delivering early haymakers…

26 Sep 2024

Lions get comfortable in new division, send Bulldogs packing

COTTAGE GROVE – Creswell and Cottage Grove hadn’t played football together in nearly 20 years. So it was no big surprise when both teams came out swinging, delivering early haymakers…

26 Sep 2024

Bridge Lane coming to Cottage Grove

Bridge Lane events are part of a cornerstone initiative dedicated to fostering growth and connectivity in Lane County. The mission is to bridge gaps by providing the essential resources and…

26 Sep 2024

Bridge Lane coming to Cottage Grove

Bridge Lane events are part of a cornerstone initiative dedicated to fostering growth and connectivity in Lane County. The mission is to bridge gaps by providing the essential resources and…

26 Sep 2024

Go2 -Things to do in the Willamette Valley: Sept. 27- Oct. 11

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 Ñ‚Ð¦Ð° Acorn Circle Native American Program Learning Sessions for Kids, 1:30 p.m., Springfield Public Library. For early release Fridays. Kids will have crafts, stories, and watch…

26 Sep 2024

Go2 -Things to do in the Willamette Valley: Sept. 27- Oct. 11

26 Sep 2024

Data Center: Sept. 16-24, 2024

MONDAY, SEPT. 16 1:03 am: Disturbance, 2900-block Row River Rd. 1:39 am: Disturbance, 100-block N. 16th St. 8:04 am: Abandoned vehicle, Birch Ave./G St. 10:24 am: Warrant service, 400-block E.…

26 Sep 2024

Data Center: Sept. 16-24, 2024

MONDAY, SEPT. 16 1:03 am: Disturbance, 2900-block Row River Rd. 1:39 am: Disturbance, 100-block N. 16th St. 8:04 am: Abandoned vehicle, Birch Ave./G St. 10:24 am: Warrant service, 400-block E.…

26 Sep 2024

CTE – Education at Work, Part 3: Hands-on experience giving youth a leg-up on adulthood

Scott Lierman, Keenen Johnson and other members of Chambers Construction’s carpenter apprenticeship program work on building new homes for the Springfield community. TATUM STUART / CHRONICLE PHOTO

Editors note: As students and teachers return to school, The Chronicle takes a deeper look at Career and Technical Education in Springfield, Cottage Grove, Pleasant Hill, and Creswell. This is part 2 of 4 of the series. Check this out if you missed part 1 or part 2. A companion piece for this week’s edition is also posted here. This series was made possible in part by donations to The Chronicle Foundation and the Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism (FORJ).

After spending approximately 900 hours each year in class over the course of 12 years, finishing high school is an accomplishment that warrants a sigh of relief.

However, those sighs of relief could quickly turn into heavy sighs of struggle if recent high school grads walk away from their alma mater without the work-ready skill sets needed to stay afloat.

It can be rough out there; 47% of the households in Lane County have reported experiencing financial hardships, where the average rural county in Oregon has a rate of 48.2% of households in financial hardships.

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