Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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…
We are living in a world that gets smaller everyday, thanks to technology. And, at an exponentially faster pace. It was 1995 when I first received a mobile flip phone from my newspaper. As sports editor, I was deemed important…
Shady Oaks is in the autumn spirit, providing fall fun through events, farm tours and hayrides,with plenty of pumpkins to choose from. ALIYA HALL/THE CHRONICLE By ALIYA HALL The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Although fall symbolizes the end of Shady…
Emily Garcia Anson (right) with her host family Ada Suáraman and Lorena Jimenez. Anson will be in Bolivia until June 2020. PHOTO PROVIDED SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia – Emily Garcia Anson, 17, of Creswell, is following her dream of seeing the…
Publisher’s note: Helen Hollyer, publisher from 2004-11, first wrote this historical piece. It’s reprinted here, abridged for space, and updated through today, in celebration of the paper’s 110th birthday. CRESWELL – The Creswell area began to be settled in 1845,…
Aaron Donley: Aaron Donley is the author of two comedy books, ”Good Chemistry” and ”What We Once Called Out In Passing Clouds.” When he’s not writing, he works as the manager at Sanipac. ALIYA HALL/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE ”I felt I…
Dear Editor, The last few weeks have been exciting for Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel. Many doors have opened that tell us we are on the right path of permanently bringing a carousel to South Lane County. The media…
Dear Editor, In the melee of news coverage of the drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, the point was made that the Trump base in the Midwest would support a consequent war on Iran. The assumption is mind-blowing until…
Mustang Winners: Chris and Joe Groos, of Pleasant Hill, are winners of a new Mustang. Coast Fork Kiwanis Club pulled their winning raffle tickets this month, which were sold outside of Creswell BiMart. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Kiwanis…