Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE NAACP volunteers helped with fundraising efforts during the Dr. Martin Luther King Day event. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to remove an unverified comment regarding Springfield police. As Lane County celebrates Black History Month, it’s…
SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHOTO Parents and children renewed the time-honored tradition of school drop-offs across the southern Willamette Valley this week. Guy Lee Elementary students and parents alike prepared for the return of in-person schooling on Feb. 4. Only kindergarten…
BREAKING – Today, Gov. Kate Brown announced the Oregon Health Authority’s decision to revise its guidance regarding outdoor sports and an exemption for college athletes. Gov. Brown said school sports are important for students’ mental, emotional, and physical health. Gov.…
Lane County Public Health aims to vaccinate 5,500 residents over the age of 80 by the end of this weekend. The county “leveraged some existing doses and came up with 5,500 doses that public health can get into the arms…
Shirley Ann (Couturier) Wallace, age 83, passed away surrounded by loved ones the morning of Jan. 27, 2021. Shirley was born Feb. 3, 1937 in Flint, Mich. to Austin and Louise Couturier. She had three brothers, Dale, Murrile, and Rip,…
Sarah Ann Bires, born June 14, 1974, to Denise Williams and Ron Bires, in Springfield, Ore., died Jan. 7, 2021, in Springfield. At her bedside were loving family and her devoted partner, Michael. She had fought a long valiant battle…
Phyllis Lenore LiaBraaten, age 90, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Jan. 15, 2021 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born Aug. 2, 1930 in Trail, Minn., to Helmer and Mavis Christopherson. She attended primary school in Trail and…
Laurie Ann Parsons-Hahn, 60, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Veneta on Jan. 5, 2021. Laurie was born Feb. 24, 1960 in Conway, Ark. to Lawrence and Allene Parsons. Laurie is survived by her…
James Crockett Gates passed away on Dec. 17, 2020 from complications of COVID-19, in Hillsboro Ore. He was born on April 10, 1936, in Springfield, Ore., to Frank and Hazel Gates. In 1963, he married Linda Roche and started a…
Pedro Gomez, Dee Dee and Noel Nash Where to start? A deep breath. Or two. A lifelong friend and colleague died on Super Bowl Sunday, unexpectedly, at age 58. Really, he was more of a brother. There is nothing new to…