Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
April 11, 2003 – March 14, 2023 Fernando “Nano” Allen Giffen-Vallejo, 19, of Creswell, Ore. passed away tragically on March 14, 2023 in Eugene. Nano was born on April 11, 2003 to Victor Vallejo and Quila Giffen in Bend, Ore.…
It’s a function of the lengthening daylight hours to chase the chill of winter and usher in the spring each year. The sunshine buds out the river’s edge foliage and, most importantly to anglers, stimulates the first of the aquatics…
The following letter represents my personal position as mayor of Creswell. No decision on this matter has been made by the city council. “Time is your enemy.” Those words stopped me cold. “Time is your enemy,” said the consultant the…
To The Editor: Nationwide user fees (fuel tax & etc.) cover about 50% of road construction and maintenance costs. The balance is from general funds, income tax, property tax, and etc. User fees historically covered more of the costs than…
Dear Editor: Congratulations to journalist Ryleigh Norgrove and the entire Chronicle staff for the fine reporting and persistent investigation that revealed the story behind the resignations of former Cottage Grove Police Chief Scott Shepherd and Captain Conrad Gagner (Extremely unacceptable…
Deceased: March 11, 2023 Alva Gagner of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the age of 85, surrounded by her family. Alva was born in The Dalles, Ore. to Roy and Vivian (Martin) Nichols. She had…
Oct. 8, 1935 – March 14, 2023 Janet “Carol” DeSpain, 87, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away March 14, 2023. Carol was born Oct. 8, 1935 in Eugene to parents Charles H. and Daisy “Ruth” (Mendell) Gordineer. She married Alvin…
Softball Previews The Main EventPleasant Hill Billies: 3-0 overall, ranked #7Leading off: The Billies, ranked No. 7 in the preseason polls, host preseason No. 5 Harrisburg in a double-header Friday. The games, scheduled for 2 and 4:30 p.m., should be…
Volunteer drivers needed for rural medical escort rides The Senior Connections Rural Medical Escort Program, a program offered by Senior & Disability Services, a division of the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), needs volunteers to provide rides for local homebound…