Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO – City Councilors still have to choose which side of Mill Street will lose it parking privileges to make room for a bike lane. SPRINGFIELD – Parking on Mill Street will be cut in half as the…
Photo Provided – Jim and Pat Edwards, 2022 I was shopping in one of the big-box stores the other day when I passed a lady pushing her cart in the opposite direction. She had a little support dog on a…
CRESWELL – What a proud feeling, to cross the Finnish line together. “Super excited to participate,” Creswell Middle School Principal Julie Johansen said a few moments after the CMS track & field team ran a mile that they’ll always remember.…
Dear Editor: In response to an article in the April 28 edition of The Chronicle: The only safe roads are roads without heavy fast motor vehicles. Remove motor vehicle traffic from most residential roads in Creswell, children, pets and adults…
It’s hard to predict when something truly historic might happen, or where. Sometimes, even a small, rural community might touch the white-hot glow of an international spotlight. And, indeed, Creswell has a starring role in the biggest, ongoing geo-political story…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTO – Action last week at the Veneta Skate Park includes scooters and boards. What does it take to move a mountain, or better yet, build one? As you travel the Territorial Highway south of Oregon Route 126,…
MIKE EYSTER / CHRONICLE PHOTOS – Jeff Fripp Jr., hitting one of his home runs in April, started the Beacons’ home season with a homer and ultimately earned all-conference honors. While the Bushnell Beacons fell short of reaching the postseason…
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO – With numerous PGA and LPGA pros on his resume, Erik Horve is now coaching in Creswell. While the game of golf may have begun in the Middle Ages, modern technology and new coaching philosophies are helping…
As part of Cottage Grove’s May Art Walk, Opal Center for Arts and Education will present a retrospective of late watercolor artist Shirley B. Froyd’s work, on Friday, May 27 from 6-8 p.m. It will be followed by an informal…
■ Springfield’s Sarah Lindley was recognized as the “Outstanding Ph.D. Teaching Student in Economics” at the University of Wyoming’s recent recognition dinner. ■ Eastern Oregon University named 590 students to the dean’s list for the 2022 winter term, including Courtney…