Attendance low, music great at Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
Conflict with benefit decreased sponsors Attendance was down at this year's Mt. Hood Jazz Festival in downtown Gresham's Center for the Arts Plaza for a variety of reasons, but the music was great. The...
View ArticleCCC hosts small farm school
OSU Extension, the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Clackamas Community College will host the second-annual Small Farm School. This is an all-day event for beginning farmers...
View ArticleUndocumented youths face deportation if DACA status expires
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients urged to renew work permits A Catholic social advocacy group based in Southeast Portland is advising undocumented youths to take steps to renew their...
View ArticleCraigslist ad leads to armed robbery in Boring
Suspect held gun to victim's head A man and his family were threatened at gunpoint after answering an ad for a used pickup on Craigslist about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31. According to a statement...
View ArticleGet a free 'fix' at Repair Cafe
Repairs of all kinds done for free Don't toss it, fix it. That's the idea behind Repair Cafe, a movement that started in the Netherlands and has now made its way to Gresham. Repair Cafe is a free event...
View ArticleGresham man dies in motorcycle crash
A Gresham man, 38-year-old Robert James Jones, died Thursday, July 31 after his motorcycle crashed with another motorcycle while they were racing, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office....
View ArticleNews briefs
Wood Village has two open council seats People who are interested in filling two open seats on the Wood Village City Council have until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, to file a candidate application. The...
View ArticlePolice put a lid on alcohol at parks along Sandy River
Alcohol is not allowed at state park beaches; authorities ramp up enforcement Multnomah County Sheriffs deputies and Oregon Liquor Control officers on foot combed parks and beaches along the Sandy...
View ArticleCommission sounds alarm on coal, oil transport
Asks governors to assess risk to Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge Commission has passed a resolution against the transport of coal and crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge in...
View ArticleGresham about to become Motor City
Gladstone man directs Gresham's Rockin' Round the Block event As classic car buffs prepare for the annual Rockin Round the Block car show on Main Avenue in downtown Gresham, no one may be more excited...
View ArticleComing up empty
The Gresham-Barlow Education Foundation needs donations to meet need of low-income students With nerves already sky high for the start of the school year, imagine showing up on your first day without...
View ArticleDisc golf world focuses on Oregon
Oregon is about to become the St. Andrews of disc golf, as the Professional Disc Golf Association mens and womens world championships are played here Saturday through Aug. 16. The tournament will...
View ArticleCooley sets her sights on the tourney
Gresham graduate Ariana Cooley prepares for her senior season at Portland State Senior midfielder on the PSU women's soccer team Ariana Cooley sets high standards for herself. "One thing that my mom...
View ArticlePortland cop arrested in Gresham for DUII
The Portland Police Bureau reported that one of its officers was arrested in Gresham. Sgt. James McMurray, 43, an 18-year-veteran of the Portland force, was off-duty when he crashed his car just after...
View ArticleTroutdale woman embraces foster children
Nurse launches The Boxes of Love Project to help kids at Randall Children's Hospital In June 2012, Lyndsee and Geoffrey Wunn began their journey as foster parents. Their paperwork was completed on a...
View ArticleMilitary news
NEWELL Air Force Airman Corey T. Newell recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program...
View ArticleWedding announcement
Gannon-Ronald Julia Gannon and Michael Ronald of Gresham were married Monday, June 23, on Palauea Beach in Maui, Hawaii. The Rev. Kolleen Wheeler officiated the Hawaiian lei exchange ceremony, with...
View ArticleCollege news
California Lutheran University Anthony Nguyen of Fairview recently earned an undergraduate degree from California Lutheran University. Nguyen graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.
View ArticleGresham shortens waiting time for developers
The city of Gresham just made it easier to do business here. By shortening the review time in half for developers and site selectors, according to a statement, the city claims to be the first in the...
View ArticleFiling deadline nears for Damascus mayor and council seats
The deadline to run for mayor or City Council in Damascus is less than three weeks away. The mayor and three council seats expire at the end of 2014, and candidates have until Aug. 26 to file to get on...
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