Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Mary Kay Voorhees, 73, passed away, after battling a brief illness, on April 11, 2021, at Riverbend Hospital with her son and daughter by her side. She was born on September 27, 1947, in Wenatchee, Wash. to Leon and Ellen…
SALEM, Ore.—State wildlife biologists counted 173 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 9.5 percent increase over last year’s count of 158 according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management 2020 Annual Report released today at odfw.com The annual count…
ALICE DOYLE/PHOTO Des Linden breaks the tape in record time for a women’s 50K ultra-marathon on Tuesday, April 13, in Cottage Grove. When you hear the word “marathon” it usually means something epic or vast in proportion, such as “Last…
Roger Brubaker, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Coordinator for Lane County Public Health, said that there has not been an uptick in suicide deaths and there are options available for those who are struggling. Photo Provided Suicide is a…
CRESWELL – Four people within the Creswell School District have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within days of each other, as the virus surged in Lane County. As of April 26, two students at Creswell High School and one student at…
Huerta SPRINGFIELD – A student-driven interview of Dolores Huerta – longtime social justice advocate, educator, and civil rights activist – was one of the highlights of this year’s Huerta/Chávez Celebration, an event that hopes to inspire students to stay strong…
An artist’s rendering of the proposed baseball facility at Hamlin Middle School. Coming Fall 2021 – the Springfield High School baseball team will be hitting home runs from a new home field. In partnership with Bushnell University, the Springfield Baseball…
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTOBret Lucich brings the funny – and the serious at times – to the stage. COTTAGE GROVE – Bret Lucich received an eager request Friday night at the Village Green. Someone asked him to play “Bring ’Em Home.”…
Friends and neighbors, This last year has been a tough one for all of us. The pandemic, the social unrest and the disastrous fires in our area. One of these alone would have been difficult, but the combined effects have…
Ruth Linoz – Position 5 Raising my two daughters in Lane County, I had the opportunity because of my husband’s job to stay at home to care for and teach them during the early years of their lives. As they…