Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Lane County Public Health has opened up pre-registration for vaccination to all members of the public. This pre-registration information effort will help populate a centralized database to help vaccinating health partners countywide contact those who wish to be vaccinated and…
Springfield is changing – and for the better. A renaissance in Springfield began several years ago with the revitalization of our downtown, thanks to the courage and creativity of a group of entrepreneurs. Many of those entrepreneurs and small businesses…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Springfield teachers and staff wait in the post-vaccine area on Saturday to ensure there were no side-effects after receiving their first dose. Area school districts are taking slightly different approaches based on their needs as Lane County…
Bailey with winning ticket. SPRINGFIELD – John Bailey had no idea what kind of birthday celebration he was about to experience last July. Actually, the real festivities are yet to come. Because Bailey is holding onto a raffle prize that…
This week Dear Bernard’s guest columnist, Nasim Talebreza-May, looks how this school year has changed our ideas of school and parenting. While many schools were on Winter Holiday, Oregon’s Governor made a surprising announcement that she was relaxing the requirements…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Molly Spain, kindergarten teacher at Elizabeth Page Elementary School in Springfield, said she received a shot to protect her students. Spain said the shot was a “piece of cake” and the experience was a “step in the…
Ronald Franklin Byers of Springfield, Ore., passed away Jan. 5, 2021, at the age of 96 of age-related causes. He was born in Franklin, Ore. on Feb. 4, 1924, to Seth and Gail Byers. Ron grew up in Wendling, Ore.…
George William (Bill) Spores passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2020, just three days short of his 88th birthday. Born in Springfield to Marvin and Marie Spores, he grew up on the family farm in the Mohawk Valley. He graduated…
Michael Andrew McBeth of Creswell died January 10, 2021. He was 43. Mike was born February 3, 1977 to James Preston and Rose Marie (Cronin) McBeth in Vallejo, California. After high school, Mike received an Associate Degree and a Computer…
Former Cottage Grove resident Roy Wayne Smith, 74, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Salem Hospital. Funeral arrangements were handled by Smith-Lund-Mills funeral home. Due to COVID restrictions a small graveside service was conducted on Monday, Jan. 4,…