Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
I am a retired, lifelong construction worker, a man approaching 70. Blue collar to the core, I was and remain a proud member of the working class. I am at an age where the rearview mirror holds more image than…
Bob Beck/Robert’s Ramblings And Hannah made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the…
Lane County, May 18, 2021 Special Election unofficial results: Total Ballots Cast: 69476 SCHOOL BOARDS Springfield SB 2: Emilio Hernandez J. Springfield SB 3: Jonathan Light Springfield SB 5: Kelly Mason Creswell SB 4: Mike Anderson Creswell SB 5: Tim Rogers …
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Staff and volunteers at Womenspace must maintain some anonymity. The group includes Barb, Brandi, Cynthia, Delanie , Kim, Leticia, Nell, Miriam, Shelley, and Stephanie. It was late spring, and the floodgates had opened. After an “eerily quiet”…
ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Springfield‘s Theresa Elliott receives her box of desserts from Springfield mayor Sean VanGordon at this year’s Dessert for Dinner fundraiser. Proceeds benefit OASIS, a day program for homeless families with minor children. SPRINGFIELD – Eight desserts, 127…
EMMA ROUTLEY/FILE PHOTO CSD baseball field have been affected by the mole infestation. CRESWELL – Groundskeeping has fallen below standard, said Mike Johnson, superintendent for Creswell School District, at the May 12 school board meeting. The biggest landscaping challenge at…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Creslane Elementary Creswell School District teachers and staff rushed to the May 12 school board meeting after the Creswell Middle School track meet to discuss recent academic updates for graduation, new outdoor lunchtime protocols, prom and…
Bioswale stormwater mediation before returning to the river. Editor’s note: Part II of a two-part series. Besides having a hand in securing Cottage Grove’s first “All America City” designation in 1968, the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has been steadily evolving…
Cunningham CRESWELL – Creswell basketball coaches Jesse Thomas and Tyler Hollingsworth can only hope that Tuesday’s opening-game action is a harbinger of things to come. The boys, after leading by only a point early in the third quarter, pulled away…
SPRINGFIELD – A middle school teacher in Springfield is one of 16 educators awarded Regional Teacher of the Year by the Oregon Department of Education. During the pandemic, teachers have overcome ongoing challenges requiring transitioning instructional models, developing new ways…