Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Election time is coming in about two months and campaigning is just getting going. We don’t have a lot of influence in the state, county or national elections. But we do have the responsibility to vote for our local government…
Townsend- Dennis James Townsend, 65, of Creswell, died Wednesday, July 11. A memorial service and potluck reception will be held at noon Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Church of Christ in Creswell. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove.
The Creswell School Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 8 to approve the list of compensated committees, discuss changes to board communication and the board negotiations committee, as well as relay department reports. Annually, the school board…
TEEN CERT members and South Lane County Fire & Rescue paramedics at the Creswell National Night Out event. CHRISTOPHER PALANUK/THE CRESWELL CHRONCLE Creswell held its first National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 7, as a way to strengthen law…
SCOTT OLSON/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE The 24th Annual Blackberry Jam Festival was held at Rolling Rock Park in Lowell July 27 through 29. It featured great music, unique crafts, car and quilt shows, fishing derby, a 5K run and lots of…
FILE PHOTO You can always be ready to go camping if you stay prepared. Grab three large plastic storage bins from a local store. Keep air mattresses, pumps, pillows and tarps in one bin. In the second bin, pack up…
CHRISTOPHER PALANUK/THE CRESWELL CHRONICLE Storyteller Christopher Leebrick acts out the story ”Old One Eye” during a Creswell Summer Reading event on Aug. 1. Leebrick, who has been entertaining audiences with his stories since he was 13, has given performances in…
There are some big events looming on the horizon that I need to remind you about. Almost every weekend lately has had something major planned. This week, I’m going to concentrate on getting all of the details out about the…
Crimson clover is a legume that will provide plants with nitrogen – it’s pretty and the pollinators love it. PHOTO PROVIDED/NICOLE ANDERSON, OSU EXTENSION No one wants to go through the winter with no clothes, not even the soil that…
PHOTO/SU LIUDAHL The first Saturday of each month in Creswell is guaranteed to be classic, shiny and custom, thanks to Creswell Library’s Cars & Coffee event. Now in its eighth season, the event is held on the first Saturday of…