Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
THURSTON – The Thurston Colts were able to find a last-minute opponent following an unexpected forfeit from its scheduled opponent – South Eugene – then went out and beat Class 4A powerhouse Henley 35-27 on Friday night. South Eugene officials…
Post Office job recruitment event this weekend EUGENE – The U.S. Postal Service is seeking candidates for delivery roles in suburban and rural areas. A recruitment event will take place this Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
COTTAGE GROVE – Two years, two league titles. The Cottage Grove Lions boys soccer team has been dominant under Jaime Urenda. The Lions kicked off their quest for a three-peat Sept. 16 with a 4-1 victory over the Molalla Indians,…
EUGENE – On a short drive up Dillard Road on a big farm between Creswell and Eugene, alpacas are aplenty. Ann and Mike Dockendorf have been operating their alpaca farm at 33005 Dillard Rd. since 2007. Aragon Alpacas, complete with…
Class 3A Pleasant Hill Billies deafeated Douglas at home last week 40-27. The Billies offense was humming in this one. Jacob Neely led the way with 187 yards and four touchdowns on nine receptions – and season highs for total…
In Class 3A last week, Creswell beat Class 4A Marshfield, winning a competitive 5-4 game last week. In head coach Brandi Wittenborn’s last year, the Bulldogs are 4-2 thus far. Pleasant Hill still itches for its first win after losing…
Five new Lane Transit District (LTD) buses have hit the road, and five more will soon follow. The 40-foot buses were built by Gillig at their factory in Livermore, Calif. The 10 new buses, fueled by 99% sustainable diesel (R99),…
In Class 4a last week, the Cottage Grove Lions won 6-5 in an intense matchup against Molalla last Tuesday. Brielle Engle recorded 3 goals; Zoey Knutson recorded 1; Ally Kishen recorded 1; lastly, Autumn Leach recorded 1 goal and 3…
Cottage Grove dropped its undefeated streak at the North Marion Tournament last week. However, the week started successfully, they beat Newport 3-1 on Tuesday and Sweet Home 3-0 on Thursday. In the early games of the tournament, they won 2-0…
All five of The Chronicle’s coverage schools ran in the Northwest Classic last weekend. In the 1A-4A division, Cottage Grove boys took second with top runners Remington Sharkey finishing 10th with a PR (17:16) and Jennings Albrecht finishing 11th with…