Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – You know when you hold a seashell to your ear and it sounds like you’re hearing the ocean? You’re actually just hearing amplified background noise. Singer-songwriter Brian Kelly calls his solo musical act “Oceanography,” and it’s pretty mysterious,…
SPRINGFIELD – “Team first” was a message that reverberated throughout the gym last Thursday at the inaugural North Star Volleyball Jamboree played at Springfield High. “My success has shown up when I remember being a team player,” said Jen Richardson,…
ABOUT THE SERIES As students and teachers return to school, The Chronicle examines Career and Technical Education in Springfield, Cottage Grove, Pleasant Hill, and Creswell. This series was partly made possible by donations to The Chronicle Foundation and the Fund for…
It was a couple of years ago that I wrote a column about my experience being injured while descending from Mt. Hood. The theme of that article was about the kindness of strangers in helping me off that iconic mountain.…
Herbert Dean Ball, PhD, died of heart failure and kidney cancer on August 15, 2024 at The Pete Moore Hospice House. It is with a touch of Herbert’s signature wit that we share his obituary, which he meticulously crafted himself…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 • Springfield’s Block Party, 4-9 p.m., on Springfield’s Main St. Music, street performance, food trucks, art, castles, libations, local business activities and more. • One More Time Marching Band at Springfield’s Block Party, 6 p.m., Main st.…
SPRINGFIELD – All five volleyball coaches agreed on one thing about the inaugural North Star Jamboree at Springfield High School on Aug. 29. It was a smashing success. “Jamborees really are a unique opportunity to play good ball and…
The other day, I came across a magazine article articulating the disconnect between the science of climate change and environmental sustainability and our education system. Specifically, the Education Week article examined teachers’ low confidence levels when tackling sustainability-related topics in…
SPRINGFIELD — Who doesn’t love watching a playful cat? The way they wind up their hind legs and… POUNCE! At 13, Brett Boehme began making and selling cat toys for a school project, and hasn’t had the heart to stop.…
SPRINGFIELD — After Gov. Tina Kotek’s state of emergency declaration regarding homelessness in January 2023, Lane County received roughly $18.5 million to work toward three initiatives: preventing homelessness, rehousing unhoused citizens, and increasing the number of available shelter beds. Nonprofit…