Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Our mother’s father had come from Holland to Canada as a boy and went to Montana as a young man to fulfill his dream of having a homestead and family. Our mother Margaret May Bushman was born May 16, 1931…
Frances Marie Coontz of Springfield passed away Aug. 8, 2021, at age 75. She was born Oct. 2, 1945, in Eugene, Ore., to Floyd L. and Minnie Mae (Stevens) Kull. Frances married Harold Ray Coontz on Jan. 13, 1962, in…
Randy Val Whidden, 74, born in Fremont, Neb., passed away on August 2 in Springfield, Ore. Randy was a beloved son, husband, brother, nephew, uncle and friend. Those who knew Randy remember him by his good-natured personality, adventurous spirit, and…
CRESWELL – Amy Knudsen resigned on Friday, Aug. 13, the second mayor in less than a year to do so amid heightened community tensions. Knudsen was elected in November 2020, after winning 55% of the vote against Kevin Prociw, the…
CRESWELL – Citing “undue stress that recent events have caused,” Creswell mayor Amy Knudsen has resigned, effective Aug. 13. “My position as an elected official is having a negative impact on (my family) and I need to place our family…
Dear Bernard, As a father I am worried about my young adult son who seems lost and depressed. He struggles with sharing his problems and asking for help. How can I help him open up and accept help from others? …
CRESWELL – Blowback from the Fourth of July is now affecting the City’s proposed gas tax. A 3-cent gas tax eyed for the November ballot was rejected on Monday in a 5-2 vote, after councilors adduced “community unrest” and “mistrust” of…
DANA MERRYDAY/CHRONICLE PHOTOThe refurbished Buster Keaton mural at the corner of Main Street and Highway 99 in Cottage Grove is one of the features of this week’s conference. It has been a strange summer in Cottage Grove. Some things have…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/CHRONICLE PHOTOLarge and smallmouth bass are abundant in western Lane and other neighboring counties. Pictured here a hefty smallmouth caught along the BigK Ranch on the Umpqua River. A “pay-to-play” fishery, call 541-584-2295 or go to [email protected] for info.…
ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTOHanayuki Staples tests out the new pump track on Tuesday, Aug. 10, that Creswell’s Public Works department installed this summer. CRESWELL – Cliff Bellew and his team have been especially busy the past few months making sure everyone…