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Developer incentives may be a boost for Springfield housing

SPRINGFIELD — Like most Oregon cities, increasing housing inventory is a top conversation among councils — including at Springfield City Council, which met on Monday to discuss new ways to…

7 Mar 2024

Developer incentives may be a boost for Springfield housing

SPRINGFIELD — Like most Oregon cities, increasing housing inventory is a top conversation among councils — including at Springfield City Council, which met on Monday to discuss new ways to…

7 Mar 2024

Gymnast’s routine: Pushing the limits

SPRINGFIELD – Jaxon Eastwood says his favorite event is the pommel horse. Hmmm. That’s a little odd to hear. Because the local gymnastics star is all about high bars. Eastwood…

7 Mar 2024

Gymnast’s routine: Pushing the limits

SPRINGFIELD – Jaxon Eastwood says his favorite event is the pommel horse. Hmmm. That’s a little odd to hear. Because the local gymnastics star is all about high bars. Eastwood…

7 Mar 2024

Romero-Ah Sam to the rescue

Senior standout scores 27, helps send Millers to state tourney SPRINGFIELD – With their season on the line – and hopes of winning back-to-back state titles in jeopardy – the…

7 Mar 2024

Romero-Ah Sam to the rescue

Senior standout scores 27, helps send Millers to state tourney SPRINGFIELD – With their season on the line – and hopes of winning back-to-back state titles in jeopardy – the…

7 Mar 2024

Annual Spring Coloring Contest

Editor’s note: Click on the image to open a new page to print out the coloring contest page

7 Mar 2024

Annual Spring Coloring Contest

Editor’s note: Click on the image to open a new page to print out the coloring contest page

7 Mar 2024

Skills of the Trades

BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE Oregon congresswoman Val Hoyle (left) and U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su allocated time to get to know those working in Springfield’s trades as well as some of the city’s youth on Feb. 22.

Su gets hands on with Springfield’s workforce

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su spent some time with a couple local organizations last Thursday to listen to personal stories, tour facilities, and take in information about the work industries here. She was accompanied by Oregon congresswoman Val Hoyle.

Their first stop was at the UA Local 290 College of Mechanical Systems and Technology where the duo was able to learn what being a tradesman entails and hear from fourth-year pipefitter apprentice Mariah Daughtery about how she wound up there.

As the 29-year-old mother of two waited in line to sign herself and her children up for food stamps and Medicaid, she saw a billboard advertising a pre-apprenticeship program for pipefitters which was geared toward single moms.

“At that point, I had nothing to lose,” Daughtery said. “I figured somebody could make that money, it might as well be me.”

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