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01/31/2025

The Creswell girls basketball team downed the Elmira Falcons 41-33 on the road last Friday, highlighting a competitive midseason comeback with an eight-game winning streak and a 4-0 start to Mountain Valley Conference play.

ELMIRA – The Creswell girls basketball team downed the Elmira Falcons 41-33 on the road on Friday, highlighting a competitive midseason comeback with an eight-game winning streak and a 4-0 start to Mountain Valley Conference play. This revival aligned with head coach Tyler Hollingsworth’s goals ...

01/31/2025

The Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team took care of business on Friday night, crushing the Creswell Bulldogs 44-21.

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The Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team took care of business on Friday night, crushing the Creswell Bulldogs 44-21. For the Billies, it was a particularly great showing on the defensive end as they notched a plethora of turnovers and held the Bulldogs to just five points in the first[Read M...

01/31/2025

The long-anticipated showdown between crosstown rivals Creswell and Pleasant Hill on Tuesday night didn’t live up to its billing.

This one was all Billies.

PLEASANT HILL – The long-anticipated showdown between crosstown rivals Creswell and Pleasant Hill didn’t live up to its billing. This one was all Billies. An overflow crowd looked on as Pleasant Hill pummeled Creswell 73-43 in Luke Jackson’s first game as head coach of the Billies against his ...

01/31/2025

Is there a reason why Gavin Inglish’s scoring average is down this season?

Of course, there is. After averaging around 22 points per game in his sophomore and junior seasons, Pleasant Hill’s 6-foot-3 senior guard is averaging a shade under 20 points per game – and loving every minute of it.

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PLEASANT HILL – Is there a reason why Gavin Inglish’s scoring average is down this season? Of course, there is. After averaging around 22 points per game in his sophomore and junior seasons, Pleasant Hill’s 6-foot-3 senior guard is averaging a shade under 20 points per game – and loving[Read...

01/31/2025

Pegasus Playhouse on Main Street is an excellent find for people of all ages interested in a theater in our backyard.

“We are up-and-coming, but our audiences grow by the day,” says the founder and artistic director, Scott Frazier-Maskiell, full of enthusiasm.

SPRINGFIELD – Pegasus Playhouse on Main Street is an excellent find for people of all ages interested in a theater in our backyard. “We are up-and-coming, but our audiences grow by the day,” says the founder and artistic director, Scott Frazier-Maskiell, full of enthusiasm. Frazier-Maskiell st...

01/31/2025

Last week, the Springfield Chamber sealed away the contents of its time capsule for the next 25 years. No – it’s not buried or even sealed behind a protective case; it’s on display for all to see.

SPRINGFIELD – Last week, the Springfield Chamber sealed away the contents of its time capsule for the next 25 years. No – it’s not buried or even sealed behind a protective case; it’s on display for all to see. “We decided, like Springfield does, that we’re going to do it[Read More...]

01/31/2025

Oregon strike teams battled the Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, including Eugene-Springfield and Pleasant Hill-Goshen firefighters. According to the Oregon State Fire Marshal, it mobilized 370 firefighters, 105 fire engines, and water tenders.

Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the wildfire response – the largest out-of-state deployment in Oregon history – the state’s 21 strike teams arrived home last week, including two from Lane County. Oregon strike teams battled the Palisades and Eaton fires ...

01/31/2025

Main Street in Cottage Grove hasn’t been hopping like this for a long, long time.

On Saturday, between 11 a.m. and noon, three new businesses – all within about 1½ blocks of each other – held their grand openings. And they turned out to be even grander than anybody anticipated.

COTTAGE GROVE – Main Street in Cottage Grove hasn’t been hopping like this for a long, long time.  On Saturday, between 11 a.m. and noon, three new businesses – all within about 1½ blocks of each other – held their grand openings. And they turned out to be even grander[Read More...]

01/31/2025

Pleasant Hill athletic director Kyle McClain confirmed on Jan. 24 that the Billies “have their guy” and have hired Kenny Koberstein from South Eugene as the new head football coach for the Billies.

PLEASANT HILL – Pleasant Hill athletic director Kyle McClain confirmed on Jan. 24 that the Billies “have their guy” and have hired Kenny Koberstein from South Eugene as the new head football coach for the Billies.  “Koberstein brings a wealth of experience, passion, and a proven track recor...

01/31/2025

The Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA) football ad hoc advisory committee submitted a final recommendation on Jan. 23 to move Cottage Grove’s football program back to Class 4A from Class 3A.

The committee submitted its final recommendation to the executive board, which will vote on the proposal at its Feb. 3 meeting.

COTTAGE GROVE – The Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA) football ad hoc advisory committee submitted a final recommendation on Jan. 23 to move Cottage Grove’s football program back to Class 4A from Class 3A. The committee submitted its final recommendation to the executive board, which wi...

01/30/2025

Congratulations to Claire Crawford of the Pleasant Hill Girls Basketball team on earning this weeks Athlete of the Week!

01/24/2025

Mayor Candace Solesbee and councilors Christine Hyink (Ward 1), Randell Lammerman (Ward 2), Ervin, and Darrel Wilson (At-Large) were sworn in. Jim Settlemeyer (At-Large) tuned in remotely and will be sworn in at an upcoming city council meeting.

COTTAGE GROVE – Each year, January brings an influx of new goals, routines, and, in the case of Cottage Grove City Council, new faces. At its meeting on Jan. 13, the city council candidates were sworn in, and incumbent Greg Ervin (Ward 4) was unanimously appointed council president.  While Ervin[...

01/24/2025

District 12 serves rural Lane communities like Creswell and Cottage Grove. Harbick’s seat was formerly held by Rep. Charlie Conrad before his defeat at the polls in November.

Representative Darin Harbick on Jan. 13 was sworn into office as the District 12 State Rep. Harbick’s assignments for the upcoming 83rd legislative session include the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care, the House Committee on Education, and the Vice Chair of the House Committee ...

01/23/2025

The Chronicle has chosen the Pleasant Hill vs Creswell boys basketball game as this week's main event!

In one of the most highly anticipated games of this season, former NBA player and Billies coach Luke Jackson with his two all-star “Skywalkers” – 6-foot-3 senior guard Gavin Inglish and 6-1 junior guard Landen Melvin – finally meet Creswell’s standout Tyler Whitson and his cast of younger, talented players.

“It’s gonna be a big game on the 28th,” athletic director Kyle McClain said. The Billies have hit the ground running at 3-0 in the Mountain Valley Conference and are first in league. The Bulldogs start 1-2 in league play.

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The Chronicle has chosen the Pleasant Hill vs Creswell boys basketball game as our week's main event!

01/23/2025

The Oregon Athletic Officials Association (OAOA) and the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) are recruiting officials for the high school spring sports seasons.

Registration for new officials opened this week and there is an immediate need for umpires in baseball and softball.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon Athletic Officials Association (OAOA) and the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) are recruiting officials for the high school spring sports seasons. Registration for new officials opened this week and there is an immediate need for umpires in baseball and so...

01/23/2025

The Cottage Grove Lions boys basketball team went into Friday night winless in Sky-Em League play at 0-2. Looking to secure their first league win, the Lions traveled to Junction City to face the Tigers.

Thanks to a barrage of 3s early and good defense late, Cottage Grove triumphed 66-59.

JUNCTION CITY – The Cottage Grove Lions boys basketball team went into Friday night winless in Sky-Em League play at 0-2. Looking to secure their first league win, the Lions traveled to Junction City to face the Tigers.  Thanks to a barrage of 3s early and good defense late, Cottage[Read More...]

01/23/2025

Pleasant Hill head coach Jessica Crawford revealed at the Matt Hartner tourney on Sunday that Billies volleyball player and daughter Claire Crawford committed to Cal Poly Humboldt. Teammate Cheyenne Green has committed to Oregon State University.

Pleasant Hill head coach Jessica Crawford revealed at the Matt Hartner tourney on Sunday that Billies volleyball player and daughter Claire Crawford verbally committed to Cal Poly Humboldt – a Division II university in Northern California – in December. She officially signed last Thursday, Jan. ...

01/23/2025

The Chronicle, the only locally owned hyper-local newspaper focused entirely on Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill, continues to expand its distribution footprint across the southern Willamette Valley.

Albertsons and Safeway grocery stores – all nine locations from Eugene to Cottage Grove – will now carry The Chronicle’s weekly print edition beginning this week.

SPRINGFIELD – The Chronicle, the only locally owned hyper-local newspaper focused entirely on Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill, continues to expand its distribution footprint across the southern Willamette Valley.  Albertsons and Safeway grocery stores – all nine location...