Weekly Clips for July 10

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Creswell Chamber’s Fourth of July celebration another classic
CRESWELL — It started with a thunderous sound that reverberated through the air as thousands poured into the streets of Creswell for the annual Fourth of July parade. Photos by…
10 Jul 2025
Creswell Chamber’s Fourth of July celebration another classic
CRESWELL — It started with a thunderous sound that reverberated through the air as thousands poured into the streets of Creswell for the annual Fourth of July parade. Photos by…
10 Jul 2025
‘Hell on Hooves’ in Creswell kicks up fun on the Fourth
All photos by Bob Williams / The Chronicle CRESWELL – If you thought Creswell couldn’t possibly get any more patriotic on the Fourth…
10 Jul 2025
‘Hell on Hooves’ in Creswell kicks up fun on the Fourth
All photos by Bob Williams / The Chronicle CRESWELL – If you thought Creswell couldn’t possibly get any more patriotic on the Fourth…
10 Jul 2025
Ocean-themed ‘playcafe’ opens in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – We might be 90 minutes from Florence, but the ocean is closer than you think. Five-year-old mermaid wannabes and toddler pirates can now set sail on a new…
10 Jul 2025
Ocean-themed ‘playcafe’ opens in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – We might be 90 minutes from Florence, but the ocean is closer than you think. Five-year-old mermaid wannabes and toddler pirates can now set sail on a new…
10 Jul 2025
Vitayemo! Ukrainan culture celebrated this weekend at festival
SPRINGFIELD – The public is invited to a celebration of Springfield’s Ukrainian culture and community at an annual Ukrainian Day event hosted by the Nativity of the Mother of God…
10 Jul 2025
Vitayemo! Ukrainan culture celebrated this weekend at festival
SPRINGFIELD – The public is invited to a celebration of Springfield’s Ukrainian culture and community at an annual Ukrainian Day event hosted by the Nativity of the Mother of God…
10 Jul 2025
South Lane Wheels rolls out of Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – After grants expired and a bid was rejected, a shuttle service that has been serving Cottage Grove and surrounding rural areas for 43 years is being replaced,…
9 Jul 2025
South Lane Wheels rolls out of Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – After grants expired and a bid was rejected, a shuttle service that has been serving Cottage Grove and surrounding rural areas for 43 years is being replaced,…
9 Jul 2025
Unhoused man helps save person drowning in Willamette River, McKenzie River rescues
EUGENE – On July 3, around 6:30 p.m., Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a swimmer in distress call on the Willamette River downstream from the Knickerbocker Bridge. The caller reported…
10 Jul 2025
Unhoused man helps save person drowning in Willamette River, McKenzie River rescues
EUGENE – On July 3, around 6:30 p.m., Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a swimmer in distress call on the Willamette River downstream from the Knickerbocker Bridge. The caller reported…
10 Jul 2025
‘Local news’ remains under threat as Big Tech bill dies late in session
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, of which I’m a board member, was engaged in several critical pieces of legislation this past session at the statehouse in Salem. Two pieces of…
10 Jul 2025
‘Local news’ remains under threat as Big Tech bill dies late in session
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, of which I’m a board member, was engaged in several critical pieces of legislation this past session at the statehouse in Salem. Two pieces of…
10 Jul 2025
Oregon’s recycling gets a needed reboot
While U.S. plastic recycling rates have historically hovered between 5 and 10 percent, Oregon continues to lead the way, with rates trending higher—around 13.7 percent, according to a 2020 report…
10 Jul 2025
Oregon’s recycling gets a needed reboot
While U.S. plastic recycling rates have historically hovered between 5 and 10 percent, Oregon continues to lead the way, with rates trending higher—around 13.7 percent, according to a 2020 report…
10 Jul 2025

In case you missed it…

Children’s Celebration: Mill Street work can’t keep kids from park

Bob Williams/ Chronicle archive photo

SPRINGFIELD – Kids’ laughter, a sing-along of “Baby Shark,” the hum of generators blowing up bounce houses, and a far-away goat’s bleat could be heard while walking through Island Park last Saturday. Willamalane kicked off the start of summer with its annual Children’s Celebration that began in the 1980s.

Jazmine Medrano, event coordinator for Willamalane, had been helping plan this day for about four months. This was Medrano’s fifth year coordinating the free event. “I love everything about it, but really it’s just about meeting the community exhibitors and the services that they offer and seeing the kids have fun,” Medrano said.

Jazmine Medrano, event coordinator for Willamalane, had been helping plan this day for about four months. This was Medrano’s fifth year coordinating the free event. “I love everything about it, but really it’s just about meeting the community exhibitors and the services that they offer and seeing the kids have fun,” Medrano said.

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