Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE A lifeguard watches over swimmers at Willamalane Park Swim Center in Springfield on Tuesday afternoon. After a long freeze, recreation centers are dipping a toe back into the water. Lane County last week reduced its COVID-19 risk…
Mary Eva Culver went singing among the eternal stars in the firmament on Feb. 5, 2021, at the age of 93. She was born in 1927 in Cottage Grove to Fred Lammers and Mary Ellen Anderson. On their old Camp…
Chance was born on June 17, 1998 to Greg Wertz and Kristian Loughlin. Due to unforeseen circumstances Chance would eventually enter the Oregon foster care system followed by his younger brother Thomas several years later. On April 30, 2004, Chance…
Our community lost a dear man on Monday, February 22, 2021 when Robert W. Cooper Jr., age 66, passed away suddenly. Born Nov. 13, 1954 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Robert W. Cooper Sr. and Frances C. Cooper. Robert “Bob” resided…
Janie M. Anderson Polen, of Springfield, Ore., 76, was called home to be with our Lord on Feb. 26, 2021. Janie was born to Sam and Louise Anderson on July 7, 1944 in Carroll, Iowa. The middle child of five,…
Jeffery Douglas Baker was born in Springfield, Ore. on Feb. 18, 1965, and died in Eugene on March 2, 2021. He was 56. Jeff was adopted at birth by his loving parents James H. Baker and Barbara Jean Cox Baker.…
Betty Stanley, of Cottage Grove, Ore., went to see the Lord on Feb. 9, 2021. She was 87. She was born to John and Madie Hudson on Oct. 16, 1933 in Wilmar, Calif. The family lived in the L.A. area…
MATT KINCAID/PHOTO Local rider Scott Briggs getting some air at Whypass. World-class singletrack? Lane County mountain bikers don’t even need to travel outside our own county to enjoy some of the best of the best. McKenzie River Trail and numerous…
Photo Source: eugeneoutdoors.com Athletic activities aren’t always easy to find during the “Age of Covid.” Fortunately, you can always go for a hike. And there might not be a better hiking spot in Lane County than Mount Pisgah, located just…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE There is something exciting in the way of organic agriculture happening a few miles east of Creswell. Out in the Cloverdale area resides My Brothers’ Farm, founded in 2013, and the modern version of the “Back to…