Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
Cheri Spaulding You get a new puppy or dog. Do you think that training will be a fun time? I do, with every dog I train. The truth is, good training is like watching paint dry. Nothing exciting happens until…
Cottage Grove High School graduates were greeted with friendly faces behind masks during their ceremonies earlier this week. DANA MERRYDAY/THE CHRONICLE South Lane School District’s video graduation ceremonies for its two High Schools both opened to the traditional strains of…
I have heard from many readers that they are spending more time in their gardens this spring. Let’s face it, this is a stressful time for many; jobs lost, missing out on school and family events. Our gardens are often…
Sheriff’s deputies on contract with Creswell, including Sgt. Scott Denham, joined the pursuit and search of a suspect on the run Saturday, June 6. Two passengers in the car were arrested; the driver remains at large. ERIN TIERNEY/THE CHRONICLE CRESWELL…
MILLER – Glenna Ellen Miller, 67, of Springfield, Oregon, died May 25, 2020. Arrangements by Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield. GAMMELL – Diane Kay Gammell, 79, of Dexter, Oregon, died May 28, 2020. Arrangements by Andreason’s Cremation & Burial…
Edwin Albert Lee, born July 15, 1929 in Stockton, California to Howard and Nora Lee, passed away on June 1, 2020. At the age of 18, Ed moved to Lowell, Oregon. There, he met his wife, Paula, and they…
Raymond Henry Foppe of Springfield, Oregon passed away at age 72 on May 19, 2020 from a stroke. He was born in Belleville, Illinois on Sept. 30, 1947 to parents Raymond Foppe and Grace Margaret Ruff. In 1964, Raymond enlisted…