Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Last weekend at Bring Recycling Director of Operations Steven Colbert instructs young orchardist Wiley Bucolo in how to press apples into cider for Wildcraft Cider Works’ 5th annual Community Fruit Drive. Bucolo, from Elmira, joined at least 30…
Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine, DeLeesa Meashintubby stands next to a plaque of the local clinic’s founder Sister Monica Heeran. VICTORIA STEPHENS/THE CHRONICLE SPRINGFIELD – You might call the building fairly nondescript, with an aging blue metal overhang, residing…
A typical issue of True Confessions magazine. This is the literary genre of the first book published in Oregon. Image: pulpcovers.com In the world of literary works, there is a definite hierarchy. It’s occupied at the high end by the…
Richard Howard Coomler Richard Howard Coomler, 80, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, passed away on Sept. 18, 2019 in Eugene. He was born April 23, 1939 in Silverton to parents Howard Henry Coomler and Hazel Jeanette (McCullock) Coomler. Richard graduated from…
Mark Louis Johnson Mark Louis Johnson, 58, of Creswell, Oregon, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 24,1961 in Astoria, Oregon to Gloria Jean Parker and Robert Reginald Johnson. He grew up in in…
Allen Stanley Bradshaw Allen Stanley Bradshaw was taken home when his heart stopped beating on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Born to Milton Bert Bradshaw and Mildred Bernice Bain on June 6, 1937, in Medford, Oregon, Allen spent his younger years…
Fran Boehner Fran Boehner, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Sept. 25, 2019 at the age of 91. Fran was born on Oct. 22, 1927 in Oakland, California to Arthur and Alta (Thomas) Lobingier. She received her bachelor’s…
CINDY LUND Cindy Lund, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 18, 2019, at the age of 62, due to complications of early Alzheimer’s. Cindy was born on Oct. 4,1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.…
Dear Editor, “You’re not from around here.” It’s something we often hear and say when someone new shows up. Funny, most of those who actually say it aren’t from around here themselves. People come and people go, but it seems…
Dear Editor, Last week driving into Milton Freewater I noticed the city water tower with the message “Settled 1868.” The message should be changed to “Colonized 1868.” When I read the Sept. 26 Chronicle, the first article stated “Creswell area…