Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Ronald “Ron” Eugene Glaspie, 85, of Cottage Grove died June 9, 2020. Ron was born April 3, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa, to parents Robert and Leola (Dietz) Glaspie. He graduated from high school and attended some college. Ron served as…
Eighth grade “grads” Lillie Stepp (left) and Haley Ross celebrate their promotion from the back of a red truck driven by Lillie’s dad, Jack Stepp. CMS STAFF PHOTO Like their high school counterparts, this year’s Creswell Middle School 8th-graders couldn’t…
Just promoted from a fifth to a sixth grader, a delighted Haley May seems eager to wear the commemorative class T-shirt she designed to mark her class’ transition to middle school. PHOTO PROVIDED/AMY HALLEY During a “drive-thru” promotion event June…
From his own stage in the backyard of grandparents Jim and Nancy Honer’s Creswell home, 5Cs kindergarten grad Blakely Adler, son of Zach and Carmen Adler, addresses his audience of family members. CARMEN HONER/PHOTO Although Creswell Christian Child Care Center…
Renovations continue taking place at the library while city leaders deal with the pandemic, public health, and budget concerns. If you can imagine trying to rebuild a car engine while it’s running, you might have an inkling about the task…
South Lane County Fire & Rescue Chief John Wooten was placed on leave last week. COTTAGE GROVE – It’ll be another week before the South Lane Fire County Fire & Rescue board reconvenes to discuss the investigation of fire Chief…
Pat Edwards Words escape me. For days now, I have been trying to figure out a way to express my thoughts about the current historical events we are living through right now since George Floyd died at the hands of…
Springfield Public Schools Safe Routes to Schools coordinator Laughton Elliott-DeAngelis, left, and Fluent Mortgage owner Christopher Bettis helped get bikes, scooters, and helmets to local kids. PHOTO PROVIDED When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Downtown Springfield Business owner Christopher Bettis said…
Joey Blum “Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world … terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence.” Edward O. Wilson, Evolutionary biologist, from his book…
June is graduation season, and we are excited to congratulate high school and college graduates as they begin their adult lives and careers. While chatting with The Chronicle’s publisher and executive editor last week, we discussed how exciting graduation is…