SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, APRIL 1 (67 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (9), Theft (5), Disorderly subject (5) 7:34 am: Hit & run, Franklin Blvd./S. Brooklyn St., Eugene 11:05 am: Theft, 2306 Lomond Ave. 11:31 am: ID theft, 844 Miller St. 12:27 pm: Animal cruelty, 3000 Gateway St. 1:51[Read More…]
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Pleasant Hill’s Sari Strinz wins Athlete of the Week
Hop to it: Willamalane celebrates 70 years of eggs hunts
SPRINGFIELD — Spring the Squirrel, pictured above with Miss Eugene Pro Rodeo Taylinn Dimmitt, helped host Willamalane’s MEGGA Hunt on March 30. A Springfield tradition that dates back to 1954, this event brought in a total of 2,390 attendees. It’s no small task to put on an event of this[Read More…]
State ethics commission investigating Cottage Grove City Council
Panel questions Sauerwein’s hiring ‘behind closed doors’ SALEM — The state’s Ethics Commission is investigating Cottage Grove City Council for violating Public Meeting Law when hiring its new city manager in December 2023. The complaints were lodged by Cottage Grove resident Johanna Zee, who alleges that the decision to hire[Read More…]
Cottage Grove, Sheriff’s Office resolve immigration violations
While Oregon was an early-adopter of laws which protect immigrants from federal agencies like Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), outstanding issues remain throughout the state. In fact, Oregon was the first state in the nation to enact a statewide law, the Sanctuary Promise Act (SPA), to stop state and local[Read More…]
In a murder-suicide, mother takes life of 9-year-old on Easter
SPRINGFIELD – A tragedy unfolded when a mother murdered her 9-year-old daughter before turning the gun on herself at their home on Easter Sunday. Springfield Police were called to a residence in the 1000 block of South 70th Street at 6:43 p.m. regarding two suspicious deaths. After collecting physical evidence,[Read More…]
Planets aligned for Star Frog to find home in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – When two self-proclaimed “witchy hippies” set off on a business venture to bring metaphysical stores to the small towns they lived in, it was only a matter of time before Star Frog made its debut in the Grove. Star Frog, now located at 211 N. 9th St.,[Read More…]
Sports Notebook: Volleyball jamboree taking shape; flag football, boys volleyball starts
The Chronicle has partnered with our five area high schools: Cottage Grove, Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Springfield, and Thurston, to create the first hyper-local volleyball jamboree. While details are still being worked out, the jamboree is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29 at Springfield High School. The Chronicle is the only media[Read More…]
