Weekly Clips for Feb. 26

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By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – After a split board failed to agree on an acting superintendent on Friday, the Springfield School Board during a special meeting on Monday night appointed Jodi O’Mara, who…

By Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller – Executive Editor

CRESWELL – With at least 13 Creswell families currently unhoused, and many more on the brink of losing utilities or housing, city leaders are exploring whether the Eugene-based transitional housing…

By Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller – Executive Editor

EUGENE – After weaving in and out of public and closed-door meetings, the Lane County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 18 publicly addressed the investigation into allegations of harassment and…

By Chronicle Staff Report

COTTAGE GROVE – Lane Transit District (LTD) will launch a new Rural Shuttle Pilot in South Lane, Mohawk Valley, Mapleton, and Deadwood along the Highway 36 corridor on March 2.…

By Chronicle Staff Report

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Utility Board (SUB) announced last week that it has received $9.6 million in funding from Oregon’s Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund for the McKenzie River…

By Ashlin Sanderson

SPRINGFIELD – Last week, the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) invited community members to Roaring Rapids Pizza Company to view the proposed master plan and chat with project leaders of…

By Ashlin Sanderson

COTTAGE GROVE – A plot of land off Pennoyer and down N. 11th in Cottage Grove is owned by Habitat for Humanity of Central Lane and will have a brand…





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Creswell woman extradited in 2019 horse neglect case

2019 file photo

CRESWELL – A Creswell woman has been extradited to Lane County after fleeing felony animal abuse convictions in 2019, which was identified by the County as the largest horse seizure in Lane County history.

In 2020, Creswell resident Gwenyth Ellen Davies, who was 49 at the time of conviction, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of animal neglect after 61 horses were seized from her property the year prior.

The deal imposed a five-year probation on Davies, during which she could own no more than four horses and was prohibited from caring for any others. Davies was also ordered to pay $18,540 to the Oregon Humane Society, $10,637.90 to Lane County, and $20,379 to another rescue organization in restitution.

But after the conviction, Davies disappeared.