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Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
James Wildish built communities, whether it was infrastructure, giving his time to countless projects, making sure young people had every chance for success or just listening. His passing on Jan. 24 at age 89 touches every part of our community.…
SPRINGFIELD – Oregon OSHA has fined a Springfield restaurant more than $9,000 for two violations of restrictions designed to protect people from the coronavirus disease. In one of the violations, Along Came Trudy LLC willfully continued to potentially expose workers…
PHOTO: COOS HISTORY MUSEUM The steamship Santa Clara stands almost high and dry on the beach at the mouth of Coos Bay early in the day on Nov. 5, 1915, surrounded by onlookers and would-be looters. ON THE MORNING OF…
A reader asked me this week if the man she just started dating would be compatible with her in a long-term relationship. She is born under the sun sign Gemini during the lunar Year of the Rabbit, and her new…
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, in his inaugural address, the new president repeatedly intoned the theme of “unity.” He outlined the challenges facing us as a nation: the ravages of the coronavirus, including the loss of over 400,000 lives, millions of…
The Oregon FFA Foundation received its largest single gift with a donation of $500,000 from Northwest Farm Credit Services to establish an “Oregon FFA Today and Tomorrow” endowment. Foundation president Kirk Maag singled out Northwest Farm Credit Services and “the…
Chappell BLUE RIVER – One can almost smell the roses pushing up through the charred remains of the McKenzie forest, thanks to Megan Chappell. The 34-year-old lifelong Springfield resident and entrepreneur is readjusting and rebounding from the devastating wildfires that…
PORTLAND – The Bonneville Power Administration and its partners report that in 2020, for the 23rd consecutive season, the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program met its annual goal to remove 10% to 20% of pikeminnow, 9 inches or longer, in…
Lane County Waste Management began a six-month pilot project that seeks to improve the quantity and quality of recycling at apartments, condominiums and multi-tenant properties. Some of the 2,000 households in the pilot may be wondering: “Who is that peeking…
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/THE CHRONICLE Named after the river where they were invented, the McKenzie River drift boats connect people to a historic pastime and are as popular as ever. A local innovation, the McKenzie River drift boat has been around for…