Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
FILE PHOTO Summertime barbecues, short sleeves and spending time with friends and family by the water on a river or lake are some of the best things about Oregon summers. With ready access to coastal areas and cascade high lakes,…
There are many reasons to avoid the empty carbohydrate calories from sweetened foods that are so common in the grocery store; we have an epidemic of diabetes and obesity nationwide. Here are a few dietary tips to improve your health.…
PHOTO PROVIDED So you’re ready to begin downsizing your home. You’re not sure where to begin, but you know it’s time. Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day… and yet it was built! Toss out any judgment you may have…
PHOTO PROVIDED With the intense summer heat hitting us the last couple of weeks, it has been an easy transition into a more sedentary routine as any physical exertion seems ludicrous in this heat. If your normal exercise routine has…
Q: Now that I am getting older, how important are getting immunizations like influenza, pneumonia, tetanus and shingles? A: Great question, especially since August is National Immunization Awareness Month! It is an annual observance held in August to highlight the…
Fresh cucumber and yellow squash are available for purchase at the South Valley Farmers Market. PHOTO PROVIDED Beginning in 2016, local farmers, food producers and consumers started something new in Cottage Grove. From late spring to early fall, South Valley…
Kim Johnson standing beside Roger Peet in front of the Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly mural on 10th and Washington in Cottage Grove. MIKE ROTHGEB/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Cottage Grove is known for its beautifully painted murals that grace many of the historic…
There are noticeably a lot of cats in Creswell, and the immediate surrounding area, which encouraged me to seek out individuals with knowledge concerning the perceived problem. I went to Mr. and Mrs. Al January. For 13 years the Januarys…
PHOTO PROVIDED ODFW will host the second annual Scholastic 3-D Archery Triple Crown archery tournament Aug. 4 at the Archery Park, EE Wilson Wildlife Area (2955 Camp Adair Road, Monmouth). The competition is open to all ages and the cost…
An illustration from Robur the Conqueror (The Clipper of the Clouds), a Jules Verne novel from 1886. This shows the climactic scene, in which Robur’s airship, the Albatross, outperforms its lighter-than-air rival, the Go-Ahead. Here, the Go-Ahead’s crew members are…