Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Richard “Dick” Ruf, of Springfield, Ore. died of natural causes on Jan. 17, 2021. He was 94. Dick was born on Aug. 8, 1926 to William and Augusta (Heller) Ruf in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had an older brother, Bill. Dick was raised…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Owner Melanie Stuhlmiller at her boutique on East Main St. in Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE – Melanie Stuhlmiller wasn’t about to spend her life working 9-to-5s. Despite the familiar pandemic-related challenges, she pushed through to make her…
Last year at this time, a reader of The Chronicle asked me if 2020, the Year of the Rat, would be a good year for him. He was born under the sun sign Sagittarius during the lunar Year of the…
DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE Shop owner Chris Compton advises a customer at Rainy Peak Bicycles in Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove has a history of reinventing itself. For a while, gold mining dominated the local economy. After the glimmer of gold…
FILE PHOTO Jim and Pat Edwards visiting Washington, D.C., in 2019, in front of the U.S. Capitol. I am heartbroken. The attack on the United States Capitol building and members of our House of Representatives and Senate was too fresh…
This week Dear Bernard’s guest columnist and licensed psychologist Jon Davies offers tips on persevering your well-being through the next six months of the pandemic. Have you been feeling frustrated, irritable, anxious, lonely, depressed or even hopeless? Are you worried…
GOSHEN – A burglary and vehicle theft at R and D Propane occurred on the morning of Jan. 21. Lane County Sheriff’s Office is asking for public assistance. Investigation indicates that shortly before 7 a.m. this morning, a dark colored…
PHOTO PROVIDED Heceta Beach State Park, lighthouse keepers home in the distance. Winters on the Oregon coast can get a little wild – a delight to storm watchers. When Pacific storms sweep in, they often bring strong winds, giant crashing…
Hamann CRESWELL – William Hamann, 38, of Creswell on Jan. 19 pled guilty to sexually abusing a child, and federal prosecutors will seek a 13-year prison sentence. According to court documents, in 2018 through July 2019, Hamann, a Spring Creek Elementary School…
CRESWELL – William Hamann, 38, of Creswell on Jan. 19 pled guilty sexually abusing a child, and federal prosecutors will seek a 13-year prison sentence. According to court documents, in 2018 through July 2019, Hamann, a Spring Creek Elementary School teacher since…