Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Willamette Riverkeeper (WRK) is proud to announce a transformative step forward with the appointment of Michelle Emmons and Heather King as Co-Executive Directors and Upper and Lower Willamette Riverkeepers. This innovative co-leadership model represents a heartfelt commitment to collaboration, community engagement, and environmental stewardship…
SPRINGFIELD – Not long after good news spread, lousy news came knocking. Just days after the Willamalane Park and Recreation District completed its final stages of replanting 35 acres of blight-resistant filbert trees at Dorris Ranch in February, “a…
One-stop giving: A generous wrapup for Creswell First Creswell First wrapped up its 2024 One Stop Giving program with 19 donors contributing $8,195 for cultural initiatives and essential services. Creswell First! ‘s The One Stop Giving program, typically a holiday…
DORENA – The UpRiver Pantry is on the banks of the Row River, 15 miles southeast of Cottage Grove. It is one of 20 pantries that partner with FOOD For Lane County to serve rural Lane County. Another 13 pantries…
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of The Chronicle’s four-part series featuring historical excerpts from the collections of local museums and historians as they prepare to launch “Historic Atlas of Springfield, Oregon,” a 200-page collection detailing the city’s historical…
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a 4 part series highlighting the history of Cottage Grove. Read the intro here. For over 30 years, I have collected photos of the area. You have probably seen some of them in…
COTTAGE GROVE – Grovers will receive a nice boost in local history this month. In February, the City of Cottage Grove received a Heritage Programs grant to partner with local media and historical organizations to showcase storytelling, photographs, and old-time…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (USACE), invites community members to participate in shaping the future of land management at Cottage Grove and Dorena reservoirs. Three in-person public meetings are being held in Springfield, Creswell, and Cottage Grove.…
Barbara Ellen Reeves, age 91, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 from congestive heart failure. She was born in Mariemont, Ohio on August 10, 1933, to parents John and Beatrice (Caudell) Nelson. Barbara graduated from Eugene High School in…
As the weather gets warmer, and even as it doesn’t, people are turning on two wheels rather than four. Bicycling is embedded in the pathways of the southern Willamette Valley, but is it a safe two-tired activity? Newly released data…