Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Kelly W. Demorest, 64, passed away suddenly on April 13, 2021. He was born to Vernon and Jerry Demorest. Kelly grew up and went to school in Springfield, where he made lifelong friendships. He served two years in the United…
Nathan Christopher Mathews, 37, of Springfield, Ore. died on May 16, 2020. His family waited to post his obituary just in case this was one of his notorious pranks. Nathan was born on Sept. 4, 1982 at McKenzie Willamette Hospital…
Vida L. Brickner, 104, of Coos Bay, Ore. passed on May 9, 2021 from COVID-19. She was born on July 22, 1916 in Los Angeles, Calif. to parents Rudolph A. and Margarita (Guirado) Dallugge. Vida attended a trade tech art school…
Suzanne J. Carlile, 80, of Estacada, Ore. passed away on Feb. 6, 2021 after a long illness. She was born in Cottage Grove, Ore. on Sept. 29, 1940 to parents Faye and Virginia (Metcalf) Stewart. Suzanne graduated high school. She…
Carter 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…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Artists Roka Walsh, right, and Sheri Smith-Holgate said they were sure to follow Covid-related guidelines. SPRINGFIELD – This spring, change is in the air, and as vaccinated residents are able to gather in small groups mask-free again,…
A look at the half-acre purchase by the Springfield Economic Development Agency. GLENWOOD – As the City looks toward future development, the City of Springfield is purchasing another piece of river front property in the Glenwood area. On Monday, Springfield…
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO CRESWELL – City recorder Roberta Tharp is celebrating 20 years with the City of Creswell. Staff at this week’s council meeting presented Tharp with a plaque. “Roberta has a reserve of knowledge of the City that is…
DANA MERRYDAY/PHOTO Cottage Grove’s wastewater plant was first built in 1953 to handle 6,000 residents. Part I of a two-part series. COTTAGE GROVE – Most folks don’t want to think about what happens when they flush the toilet. They are…
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…