Oregon Health Authority officials have expanded their multilingual Safe + Strong education and outreach campaign with a new theme and materials to help communities find simple, culturally specific information on safely connecting with family and friends this winter. Led…

DANA MERRYDAY/ THE CHRONICLE John Hogan planted these dawn redwood trees. While it feels good to have 2020 in the rearview mirror, it is important to reflect and remember the losses and lessons this past year has brought us. It…

PHOTO PROVIDED Dwight and Barbara (back); Jim and Pat Edwards (front) on board a train in Alaska. LORANE – In the summer of 2018, my sister and brother-in-law, Barbara (I call her B.J.) and Dwight Isborn, moved from their beautiful…

FLORENCE – California gray whales can live to be 70 years old, can grow to nearly 50 feet and adults can weigh 60,000 pounds.  Gray whales can dive 500 feet and are able to stay underwater for 30 minutes or…

Editor’s note: “Dear Bernard” addresses mental-health issues, and is published in partnership with the Center for Community Counseling. Have you ever wondered if you are mentally fit? How has the pandemic affected someone with a mental illness? Are men handling…

SPRINGFIELD – City council is considering an amendment to its charter to fill the mayor vacancy through an election, after residents at Monday’s meeting said they’ve gone too long without a mayor.  An unusual situation, Mayor Christine Lundberg suddenly resigned…

County leaders this week delivered a virtual State of the County address on Jan. 4, in which they reflected on the hardships and achievements of 2020, and their high hopes for the new year.  “Lane County began the year in…

BRADLEY COOK/ FLASHBOX STUDIO Bella, aka Granny Belle. For many of us, saying goodbye to our loved ones is the toughest thing we ever face in life. That challenge certainly isn’t made any easier when we can’t fully communicate with…

EMMA ROUTLEY/ THE CHRONICLE The warming shelters have been built and placed behind the Post Office parking lot and Dari Mart at 1200 E. Main St. COTTAGE GROVE – When a local organization said it could no longer offer shelter…