Application for 140-foot tower on Gresham Butte incomplete
Gresham planning officials have determined that a land-use application for a 140-foot emergency communications tower on Gresham Butte is incomplete. Planning, transportation and engineering officials...
View ArticleHealth officials issue advisory, warn not to eat certain Columbia River fish
Yakama Nation demands clean up of the river Oregon and Washington health officials have issued an advisory warning people not to eat resident fish from two sections of the Columbia River due to high...
View ArticleGirl dies in rollover crash
An 11-year-old Portland girl died in a rollover crash on a freeway onramp in Gresham on Sunday, Sept. 22. Gresham Police and paramedics/firefighters responded to a 4:05 p.m. report of the crash on the...
View ArticleLocal girl dies in rollover crash
The 11-year-old girl who died in a rollover crash on a freeway onramp Sunday, Sept. 22, has been identified as a Gresham resident. Yoselyn Escobar-Vargas, who lived in the Rockwood neighborhood, died...
View ArticleIt's called fishing for a reason
Trip ends without salmon during largest salmon run on the Columbia River in 20 years Don Schneider pointed his boat away from the dock at sunrise, eager to start another day fishing on the Columbia...
View ArticleBank merger provides options for customers
Sterling Bank will become part of the Umpqua Holdings Corp. next year Customers with two local community banks will soon be getting a bigger bang for their buck, following the recent announcement that...
View ArticleLocal meetings
Tuesday, Sept. 24 Wood Village City Council 6 p.m., City Hall, 2055 N.E. 238th Drive. For more information, call 503-667-6211. Fairview Planning Commission 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1300 N.E. Village...
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Chamber Calendar Connect with Success A.M. meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, Gresham Integrated Care A University of Western States Clinic, 1304 N.E. Civic Drive, Gresham. Connect with Success A.M....
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Sing with a holiday choir Rehearsal for the Gresham Christmas Choir will kick off at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at First Baptist Church, 224 W. Powell Blvd., Gresham, under Brian Gerard's direction. The...
View ArticleLocal girl dies in rollover crash
The 11-year-old girl who died in a rollover crash on a freeway onramp Sunday, Sept. 22, has been identified as a Gresham resident. Yoselyn Escobar-Vargas, who lived in the Rockwood neighborhood, died...
View ArticleApartment fire displaces 11 people
A fire displaced 11 people from a Gresham apartment complex on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The fire broke out in the 19000 block of Northeast Halsey Street, displacing five adults and six children, said Paul...
View ArticlePortland area should prepare for a real soaker
Remnants of tropical storm will bring potentially record rainfall Blame it on Pabuk. The typhoon that was swirling off Japans east coast has pushed a plume of rain and wind our way, making this...
View ArticleMiss Oregon fills in for congressman at homecoming
Centennial kicks off festivities at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 Miss Oregon 2013 will serve as Centennial High School's grand marshal for homecoming after U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer was summoned to Congress...
View ArticleThree classes offered at local garden
Leach Botanical Garden is offering an assortment of garden-inspired classes throughout October. n Digital photography in the garden is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. The class is for adults of...
View ArticleCompany hits hole-in-one with fundraiser
No doubt about it: The last five years have been tough. The global economic crisis increased unemployment, home foreclosures and cut disposable incomes drastically for many Americans. But it also...
View ArticleAdopting a lifelong purpose to help others
Barlow High School student uses his talents to pay kindness forward Sixteen year-old Everett Davis has a big heart. The trouble is he cant decide where it belongs. I dont think people care enough...
View ArticleOwner wants to make peace by rebuilding the View Point Inn
Geoff Thompson said materials should arrive next week to begin fixing structure Eight months later, View Point Inn owner Geoff Thompson has received approval from Multnomah County to rebuild the...
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MHCC holds holiday jobs fair Oct. 1 The Mt. Hood Community College Career Planning and Counseling Center will host the annual Holiday Jobs Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the Student...
View ArticleDamascus Christian families rally for school zone
- ODOT turns down zone but recommends pedestrian improvements on Highway 212 - City explores alternatives Jim Wakefield surveys the bustling stretch of Highway 212 in front of Damascus Christian...
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Vie for a seat on Reynolds budget panel The Reynolds School Board has announced openings for three budget committee positions. To serve, applicants must have lived within the district for at least one...
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