Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
McCoy Editor’s note: May is National Historic Preservation Month. The Creswell Heritage Foundation offers a column on the topic each week. In 1927, the Creswell Civic Improvement Club (CCIC) bought the building on the NW corner of south 2nd and…
Our culture is changing. This idea of culture is not confined to race. The culture of doing business, communication, spiritual services, interacting with our community, requires our ability to adapt, accept and respond to this reality. These shifts do not…
As the weather gets warmer and this unpredictable school year comes to a close, Lane County school districts begin planning for graduation, summer learning and the return of a fully in-person school schedule for fall 2021. The challenge SPS faces…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Mona Castle focuses in on her passion. SPRINGFIELD – Mona Castle, like many small business owners struggling with the economic effects of the pandemic, was forced to make hard decisions regarding her beads business. One might say…
Bud and Myrtle White. This past week has been a difficult one for those of us who are longtime residents of Lorane. One of our own special people who was raised in Lorane and went to school in the Lorane…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Nearly a year after first considering an “equity resolution” that led to the resignation of the mayor and a city councilor, Creswell will discuss the idea of challenging the governor’s authority. CRESWELL – Gov. Kate Brown this…
Point S video surveillance screengrabThe suspect vehicle at the Point S theft appears to be a dark blue or black Subaru Legacy or Impreza with a silver lower panel. If anyone recognizes this vehicle, contact the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency line…
Doris was born in Pontiac, Mich., the first of four children, to William George and Emorine “Emmy” Eloise (Jones) Chamberlain. Her father had 3 brothers and a sister, while her mother had 3 sisters and a brother. She grew up…
Gary Lee Davis, of Springfield passed away April 24, 2021 at his home. Gary was born June 29, 1950 in Eugene, Ore. to Bill and Betty (Holt) Davis. He married Karen Bjerke in 1976, together they had one son, Austin.…
Thomas (Tom) W. Metsker passed away from cancer on April 26, 2021, in Creswell, Ore. at the age of 60. He was born January 10, 1961 in Eugene, Ore. to William H. Metsker and Leona M. Robinett Bryant. Although Tom…