Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO – It was standing-room only at Creswell City Hall just after the Fourth of July incidents in 2021. The City Council heard community comments surrounding the Fourth of July parade, and City officials attempted to clarify misinformation…
Juvenal Martinez works on one of his creations in the kitchen at his Springfield bakers. Photos: Mike Eyster SPRINGFIELD – As a teenager, Juvenal Martinez worked at a famous bakery in Mexico City (La Gran Via). He started by sweeping…
Volunteers at The Rural Organizing Project ready for the rush on Tuesday, Feb 1 at its pantry at 632 E. Main St. in Cottage Grove. ROP started its food pantry in 2019, and since then, the demand has only increased,…
There is some good news, and some not-good news about the Omicron surge that the county is in the midst of grappling with. The good news: The drop in hospitalizations is likely to happen quicker than during the Delta surge…
Erin Tierney, Executive Editor Six people walk into a room. Three are boosted. Three get sick. Guess which ones are which? Welcome to my month of January. After apartment hunting for years, Lance and I finally managed to snag a…
There’s strength in numbers. That’s one of the reasons why the Mount Pisgah Arboretum is joining forces with the Friends of Buford Park. For 32 years, the two nonprofit groups kept plugging along – oftentimes taking aim at similar goals.…
Pat Edwards I’d like everyone who uses social media to take a moment to imagine yourself holding down the voluntary job of moderating a community Facebook page in these volatile times. I was the original administrator of the Lorane, Ore.,…
DANA MERRYDAY – Cottage Grove To balance spending time in the past, reflecting on Cottage Grove’s history, these are some more recent bits of things happening in our town. … If you have taken a run down South River Road…
Editor’s Note: February kicks off a new partnership with The Chronicle and Parenting Now, a local nonprofit whose mission is to provide valuable resources and parenting information to Lane County families. Look for columns by organization leaders the first week…
CRESWELL – The Creswell girls are on a pretty amazing run. It’s not really reflective in their won-loss record, but it definitely shows in their play on the basketball court. The Bulldogs’ week started with a 51-49 overtime loss at…