Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
I started wearing a camera around my neck when I was 15, and for 25 years, I took pictures. Faces interested me most. I studied portrait photographers and learned that the best portrait comes when you are close to the subject,…
July is harvest time for the Pleasant Hill Humble Bee Honey beekeepers. Since March, when the bees returned from annual pollination duty in California’s almond groves, the beekeepers have cared for hives by treating for mites, control for swarming, and…
Because of COVID-19, the 2nd annual Tacos & Tequila Festival, which had been scheduled to run today through Sunday, Aug. 9 at PublicHouse, has been scrapped. “Unfortunately, we have canceled all of our large events for the year,” PublicHouse manager…
Dear Editor: August is a great month for Springfield and a great month for The Chronicle. In just a few days, The Chronicle, formerly the Creswell Chronicle for over 100 years, will open an office in Springfield. This will be…
Noel Nash With all this talk of the United States Postal Service on the verge of extinction, I can’t help but recall the Seinfeld episode where Jerry agrees to deliver mail for his neighbor, Newman, a postal carrier. Jerry takes…
Mattresses from the old motel are being donated to the Eugene mission. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL — The derelict motel that burned up over a year ago in Creswell is being turned into apartments as new owners draft plans for…
Anne Dockendorf, with Tinkerbell, one of her beloved alpacas at a ranch just outside Creswell. She randomly stumbled across the animals years ago during a festival in California. Now she and husband Mike have more than 25 in their livestock…
BOWERS – Phyllis L. Bowers, 94, of Creswell died May 31, 2020. A memorial service will be held at the Creswell Church of Christ in Creswell on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. SEBASTIAN – Tom Frederick Sebastian, 61, of Springfield,…
Nina V. Kocks passed peacefully away at the age of 94 on July 31 in Roseburg surrounded by family. Although Nina was born in South Dakota and grew up in Missouri as an only child, she spent most of her…
Barbara (Bobby Jo) Prater, 82, died peacefully in her sleep July 21 in Springfield, Oregon. Barb was industrious, hopeful, and unfailingly positive. She enjoyed over 50 years of hiking and adventures with her husband, Bill, before his passing in 2010.…