Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
CRESWELL – Robert Baguio says he’s always been an “idea guy,” with all kinds of cool and practical products popping into his head. His latest idea is more than just a passing fancy – he already has taken it to…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE The Chronicle’s newsroom in Creswell has eight workstations today, double its size from 2019. Ahhhh. The early 1990s. Everything felt pretty new and exciting as a young journalist, working in the sports department at The Palm Beach…
DANA MERRYDAY/ THE CHRONICLE Former Councilor Bob Ehler was remembered at the site of the bike repair station named in his honor. The Equinox, rains, and generally cooling temperatures have brought some relief from smoke in the form of cleaner…
ERIN TIERNEY/FILE PHOTO Mayor Richard Zettervall left office three months early due to community reaction to an equity-and-inclusion discussion. CRESWELL – Only three months before his term was to expire, Creswell Mayor Richard Zettervall resigned Sept. 30, citing adversarial responses…
Lola Elizabeth Houser (Woods), 97, passed away June 9, 2020, in Springfield, Oregon. She was born April 13, 1923, in Eckley, Colorado, to Albert and Bitha Woods. Lola grew up in Springfield, Oregon, and in 1944, she married Frank Bahram…
Harold (Bud) Hinman, 93, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at his home on September 29, 2020. Bud was born September 15, 1927 in McKenzie County, North Dakota. His family moved to Amity, Oregon, in 1935. Bud attended Perrydale High School…
Bill lived in Marcola for 43 years. He worked at Weyerhaeuser for 23 years. After retiring from there, he ran his own senior foster care home for 14 years. Bill is survived by his wife of 52 years, Janice; his…
Ruby Winifred Burnam Meyer, 100, died Sept. 24, 2020 in Springfield of natural causes. The second of five children, she was born June 26, 1920, in Colfax, Wash., to Guy Burnam and Agnes Keating. She met the love of her…
Cherlynn Cook Ashley, 73, of Creswell, Oregon, passed away September 29, 2020. She was born in Pasadena, California, to parents James Edwin and Vera Mae (Benstead) Cook on March 15, 1947. She graduated high school in 1965 and went on…
Donna Jean Turner Ream Davis, was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend. She passed away on Sept. 27, 2020 at 88. Donna was born August 1, 1932, to John and Dora Turner in Denver, Colorado. At age 7, the…