Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The Chronicle, a weekly newspaper founded in 1909 in Creswell that now serves all of southern Lane County, earned 18 awards in the 2020 “Better Newspaper Contest” as part of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association contest. Nine of the awards…
This story was published in The Chronicle in February 2020. It was awarded first place for “Best Editorial” in the 2020 Oregon Newspapers Publishers Association Awards. In an era where accountability and self-awareness often are lacking, spending any time around…
Cheri Spaulding and her dog, Geo. “My dog knows it! He’s just being stubborn.” Do you find yourself saying this when your dog doesn’t follow your cue? I said it with embarrassment in training class before I was a trainer. What’s…
Pac West Academy is hosting a free six-week fall football training camp from Sept. 11 through Oct. 23. The sessions will include speed-and-agility drills, individual position work, 1-on-1 competitions, 7-on-7 scrimmages, and lineman competitions. Pac West Academy – a post-grad…
A call for city councilors, residents to support Stram Dear Editor: Like most people in Creswell I’m very dismayed by the division and hostility being expressed in our “Friendly City.” Two mayors resigning in less than a year. Uncivil discourse…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/CHRONICLE PHOTOThe bay fishing season is on, and ocean-fresh salmon float in on every tide. The pressure has been moderate on weekdays and the salmon bite has been fair to good. Our historic and statewide drought has put a…
Phillip Wade, who lives in Creswell with his wife and brother, checks on lighting before shooting a scene. PHOTO PROVIDED CRESWELL – If you like mysteries, Mount Adams is probably your kind of place. Located about 75 miles northeast of…
SPRINGFIELD – A unique center in Springfield was unveiled on Aug. 31, after a newly-installed sign outside the center announced Casa de la Unidad/House of Unity to the Springfield community. Ebbert Memorial Methodist Church owns the parsonage building at…
Alicia Beymer, chief administrative officer at PeaceHealth Cottage Grove and PeaceHealth Sacred Heart, speaks Saturday with Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing and others in attendance noting the National Guard’s arrival and support. Covid hospitalizations reached record highs last week before…
Every summer when I was little, my friends and I would set up a lemonade stand on the street corner near my house. We would start by asking my Mom to go out and buy us a couple of cans…