The Chronicle, a weekly newspaper covering Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell and Pleasant Hill, has printed its last edition.
“After years of barely hanging on, we have no choice but to let go,” wrote co-owner and executive editor Erin Tierney-Heggenstaller at the start of an article announcing the closure that was published Tuesday.
The article mentions a variety of federally-linked issues that have caused it to become unsustainable, starting with a Small Business Administration loan that was meant to help the paper weather the COVID-19 pandemic that “became an anchor” when payments went up in March 2025…