Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – The City Council did plenty of heavy lifting at its final meeting of 2020, unanimously approving several items, including: χ An updated downtown development plan χ A land swap with the South Lane Fire District χ Fewer restrictions…
State recreation officials advocated for Parkpulse.io, a web tool that helps plan outdoor recreation during the pandemic. The online mapping tool provides information about most of Oregon’s publicly accessible recreation areas. It displays detailed information for each site, such as…
SPRINGFIELD – Rick Braziel, a veteran law enforcement professional tasked with reviewing the Springfield Police Department’s behavior during the July 29 protests in Thurston, heard from more than 30 residents on Dec. 10 during a community forum. While acknowledging his…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE PeaceHealth officials are among healthcare professionals awaiting arrival of the vaccine. PeaceHealth has hospital facilities in Springfield, above, and Cottage Grove. Lane County health officials say nearly 100,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be available to…
Audrey Stewart, seated, with daughter Colleen. CRESWELL – Friends and family of Audrey Stewart will remember her fondly for her love of music, children and the church. She passed away on Nov. 30, 2020 at age 93. Audrey moved from…
Beth Palter Blalock, of Creswell, Ore. passed away on Dec. 5, 2020. Beth was born on Feb. 27, 1955. She was a frontline worker at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene and Cottage Grove. She leaves behind her very loving mother…
Dorothy Garrett, 85, of Springfield, Ore. passed away at her home on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. She was born on Jan. 27, 1935, in Marion, Ohio to Milton and Cora Viola Large. Dorothy was the last surviving sibling to eight…
Liona Bell Swofford, 89, of Wendling, Ore., passed away on Dec. 8, 2020 in Springfield, Ore. Liona was born in Los Altos, Cal., to Floyd and Esther McVey, on June 16, 1931. Her family moved to Pleasant Hill, Ore., in…
Bobbie was born in Dallas, Texas to Robert and Dona Morris, the oldest of three children. She moved to Salem, Oregon when she was 12 years old. She graduated from North Salem High School in 1949. Bobbie married John W.…
Blum How did you spend your Thanksgiving week? The Monday before Thanksgiving, I experienced an abdominal attack that was so concerning we called 911 at two o’clock in the morning. Thirty minutes later, a welcome cavalry of ambulances and EMT’s…