Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Bernice (Bea) Archibald, 85, a longtime resident of Central Oregon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, following a short illness. Bernice Catherine Collingwood was born November 19, 1934 in Junction City, Oregon to William and Ethel Collingwood. She met…
Janet Martin, 66, of Lorane, Oregon, passed away on May 7, 2020. She was born on Oct.27, 1953 to Edwin and Patricia Fuchs. The Fuchs family raised eight children and she was the middle child. Janet was a loving friend,…
On Friday, May 1, 2020, Barbra Ann Ackerman, 82, passed away at the home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law following a long illness. Barbra was born on April 9, 1938 in San Francisco to Thompson and Ruth Ferris.…
Patricia Carr Bowie passed away on April 3, 2020, at Elder Health and Living in Springfield, Oregon. She was born on June 21, 1923, in Richmond, Indiana, to Susan Brownell Carr and Willard Z. Carr. Her brothers were James Carr,…
On May 5, 2020 Mike Ray Butler, 53, passed away in Springfield, Oregon. Mike was born Feb.1, 1967 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to Arthur Ray Butler and Ginger Joyce Butler (Marinos). He grew up in Creswell, Oregon where he enjoyed…
Frederick Bierlmaier, 76, of Springfield, Oregon passed away on May 4, 2020. Fred was born in New Jersey on May 4, 1944 to August and Helen(Gaal). The family later moved to Vermont where Fred and his brother Hans grew up.…
Editor’s note: Originally published in Florida Today, Melbourne, Fla. Melbourne, Fla. – It was a sound that shall never go away. The sloshing noise of the washing machine was like a siren going off to my 11-year-old ears. Disaster was…
Lane County officials announced today that the 2020 version is canceled. The following news release was sent to area media: Yesterday, Governor Brown announced that all large gatherings will be prohibited through September. As a result of that announcement, the…
Cattery manager Hannah Washington bottle-feeds a tiny kitten at Greenhill Humane Society. MEGAN BREZOVAR/PHOTO Amid the hardships of COVID-19, there’s at least one bright spot: animal adoptions and foster volunteers have not decreased, and intakes have not increased at Greenhill…
In the midst of COVID-19, Derek and Mindy Weber, owners of The Washburne Cafe at 326 Main St. in Springfield, have largely been operating on isolated to-go orders and community support. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE As Derek and Mindy Weber eye…