Weekly Clips for October 5

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Ridin’ high: Colts still have Millers’ number
SPRINGFIELD – There was lots of talk coming into the season that the annual crosstown rivalry football game between the Springfield Millers and Thurston Colts was going to go differently…
Ridin’ high: Colts still have Millers’ number
SPRINGFIELD – There was lots of talk coming into the season that the annual crosstown rivalry football game between the Springfield Millers and Thurston Colts was going to go differently…
Fentanyl, M110 issues examined
Measure 110, also known as the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, has been quite controversial among Oregonians. While some studies are showing the measure’s positive effects across the state,…
Fentanyl, M110 issues examined
Measure 110, also known as the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, has been quite controversial among Oregonians. While some studies are showing the measure’s positive effects across the state,…
Chronicle nets 21 editorial awards for ’22
We’re going to need more wall space. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association last week announced winners of the state contest, recognizing The Chronicle with 21 editorial awards for its work…
Chronicle nets 21 editorial awards for ’22
We’re going to need more wall space. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association last week announced winners of the state contest, recognizing The Chronicle with 21 editorial awards for its work…
Conrad, Lively, Prozanski address legislative session
SPRINGFIELD – With a few months to reflect on Oregon’s controversial legislative session, Rep. Charlie Conrad, Rep. John Lively, and Sen. Floyd Prozanski debriefed their experiences with City Club on…
Conrad, Lively, Prozanski address legislative session
SPRINGFIELD – With a few months to reflect on Oregon’s controversial legislative session, Rep. Charlie Conrad, Rep. John Lively, and Sen. Floyd Prozanski debriefed their experiences with City Club on…
Bohemian Tavern celebrates new ownership
COTTAGE GROVE – Tam Jeppesen and Kayla Esser celebrated their new ownership of Bohemian Tavern on Sept. 28 with a ribbon cutting, confetti, and community members. “We’ve been greatly supported…
Bohemian Tavern celebrates new ownership
COTTAGE GROVE – Tam Jeppesen and Kayla Esser celebrated their new ownership of Bohemian Tavern on Sept. 28 with a ribbon cutting, confetti, and community members. “We’ve been greatly supported…
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In case you missed it…

Meyers retires

BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE Richard Meyers retires tomorrow, Sept. 29 after 26 years as city manager of Cottage Grove and 32 years in city government. He is excited to spend more time with his four children and 10 grandchildren.

COTTAGE GROVE – Tomorrow, city manager Richard Meyers will trade in office keys and responsibilities for more grandpa-related activities as he is able to spend more quality time with his four children, 10 grandchildren, and cat Toothless.

Although Meyers has worked in city government for 32 years, 26 of those being in Cottage Grove, his first jobs were actually landscaping for a dentist and shampooing carpets in a care center. He also worked in a bowling alley, at a pizza parlor, at a gas station, and DJed dances during undergrad at Brigham Young University (BYU).

He continued at BYU to earn his master of business administration, which is when Meyers first got a taste for city government as an intern at the City of Orem in the city manager’s office. He then worked for the League of Arizona Cities and Towns in Phoenix, Ariz., for two years prior to becoming Myrtle Point’s city manager – a position he held for seven years.

“That was a fun, nice community. It’s a beautiful place. I still like to go back and visit and see people and see what they’ve done,” Meyers said.

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