Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Molly Spain, kindergarten teacher at Elizabeth Page Elementary School in Springfield, said she received a shot to protect her students. Spain said the shot was a “piece of cake” and the experience was a “step in the…
Ronald Franklin Byers of Springfield, Ore., passed away Jan. 5, 2021, at the age of 96 of age-related causes. He was born in Franklin, Ore. on Feb. 4, 1924, to Seth and Gail Byers. Ron grew up in Wendling, Ore.…
George William (Bill) Spores passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2020, just three days short of his 88th birthday. Born in Springfield to Marvin and Marie Spores, he grew up on the family farm in the Mohawk Valley. He graduated…
Michael Andrew McBeth of Creswell died January 10, 2021. He was 43. Mike was born February 3, 1977 to James Preston and Rose Marie (Cronin) McBeth in Vallejo, California. After high school, Mike received an Associate Degree and a Computer…
Former Cottage Grove resident Roy Wayne Smith, 74, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Salem Hospital. Funeral arrangements were handled by Smith-Lund-Mills funeral home. Due to COVID restrictions a small graveside service was conducted on Monday, Jan. 4,…
James Wildish built communities, whether it was infrastructure, giving his time to countless projects, making sure young people had every chance for success or just listening. His passing on Jan. 24 at age 89 touches every part of our community.…
SPRINGFIELD – Oregon OSHA has fined a Springfield restaurant more than $9,000 for two violations of restrictions designed to protect people from the coronavirus disease. In one of the violations, Along Came Trudy LLC willfully continued to potentially expose workers…
PHOTO: COOS HISTORY MUSEUM The steamship Santa Clara stands almost high and dry on the beach at the mouth of Coos Bay early in the day on Nov. 5, 1915, surrounded by onlookers and would-be looters. ON THE MORNING OF…
A reader asked me this week if the man she just started dating would be compatible with her in a long-term relationship. She is born under the sun sign Gemini during the lunar Year of the Rabbit, and her new…
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, in his inaugural address, the new president repeatedly intoned the theme of “unity.” He outlined the challenges facing us as a nation: the ravages of the coronavirus, including the loss of over 400,000 lives, millions of…