CRESWELL – Residents have voiced concern around bright orange tents across the undeveloped property across from BiMart on Melton Rd.  Lane County Sgt. Scott Denham said it is not a homeless camp, but vacant tents pitched by one person.  “A…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE A look at the general area where SEDA has acquired property in Glenwood. SPRINGFIELD – At its Jan. 11 meeting, the Springfield Economic Development Agency authorized City Manager Nancy Newton to pursue an agreement to purchase Glenwood property…

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Candy Coop, on her front porch with pugs Phoebe, left, and Bruce, who was a constant companion for Mike and was in the truck when the accident happened. CRESWELL – It’s a new year, but not a…

Oregon Health Authority has expanded its multilingual Safe + Strong education-and-outreach campaign to help communities find simple, culturally specific information on safely connecting with family and friends this winter. Led by the theme “Love Finds a Way,” resources are available…

SPRINGFIELD – Main Street is consistently ranked as one of the most unsafe city streets in Oregon, and several infrastructure solutions were made at a recent forum. On Thursday, Jan. 7, the Main Street Safety Project stakeholders held a virtual…

Leaders at the helm of Creswell and Cottage Grove governments were sworn into office at Jan. 11’s city council meetings. Amy Knudsen was sworn in as Creswell mayor, and Shelly Clark, Joe Medina and Jerri Hutchinson were sworn in as…

Local government leaders came together to issue a statement Wednesday, Jan. 6, denouncing the rioting at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. – which included the murder of a Capitol Hill police officer among five deaths – and called for communities…