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Rockwood Rockets to reunite Friday For 46 years, the Rockwood Rockets have reunited at the site of their old grade school. This years Rockwood Grade School reunion will take place from noon to 2...
View ArticleBikers roll out to combat cancer
Troutdale plumbing shop and Harley enthusiasts join in ride to aid cancer research Motorcycles fired up their engines in downtown Troutdale Sunday, Aug. 17, to take part in a 100-mile poker run with...
View ArticleWoman killed in suspected gang-related shooting
Neighbor, young niece had guns held to their heads A young single mother, 21-year-old Ervaeua Ronchelle Herring, died around 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in what appears to be a gang-related shooting. An...
View ArticleChild of Japanese internment camp tells story
Edgefield's history night features Mitzi Loftus on Aug. 26 Mitzi Loftus was a child living in Hood River when her family was forced to leave its home and go to an internment camp for Japanese Americans...
View ArticleWoman, adult son killed in MAX accident
Motorized wheelchair fell between cars at station A mother and her adult son died in an accident just before noon Saturday, Aug. 16, after getting off a MAX train near Gresham City Hall. According to...
View ArticleSnowCap holds 'thank you' public barbecue Aug. 26
Residents invited for hamburgers, hot dogs at event SnowCap Community Charities will host its annual neighborhood barbecue from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, behind Rockwood United...
View ArticleFundraiser to help restore 100-year-old estate
Aging historic buildings need insulation, windows and light bulbs Faced with the stewardship of an aging historic estate and stifled church funding, the Friends of Menucha Foundation is hosting a fall...
View ArticleBest record, second place for Legion team
The Portland Eastside Barbers came into the American Legion AAA state baseball tournament with the best record in the state. Unfortunately for them, they came up against the team playing the best...
View ArticleSavedby the bench
J.C. Smith was going about a typical day of work as a 30-year-old Nissan car salesman in 2006 when an imposing figure strolled into the lot. The muscular gentleman of daunting stature found a car to...
View ArticleAMR's Clackamas County team wins national competition
Clackamas County paramedic Ken Schey and EMT Jason Mitro took top honors this month at AMR's Fifth Annual National Clinical Cup Competition. On Aug. 17 in Denver, teams from across the U.S. competed in...
View ArticleSaved by the bench
J.C. Smith was going about a typical day of work as a 30-year-old Nissan car salesman in 2006 when an imposing figure strolled into the lot. The muscular gentleman of daunting stature found a car to...
View ArticleThe Return of Uncle Sean
Sean Lewis takes on distance running and a career in graphic design Sean Lewis is in the record books for running short distances. Zipping down a straightaway while jumping over waist-high hurdles. No...
View ArticleRepairs arrive at couple's doorstep
Korean War veteran and his wife get help from volunteers Sandy and Jack Lowe were coming home on one of those hot summer nights when they decided to stop at the Skyline Pub in Troutdale for a nice cold...
View ArticleOregon rejects coal terminal on Columbia
Oregons Department of State Lands denied a permit on Monday for a proposed coal terminal that would have sent 8.8 million tons of coal per year down the Columbia River on barges. Had the permit been...
View ArticleEvents
Wednesday, Aug. 27 Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center will host the last of its Open Healing Garden events for the season from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The final summer open garden will feature music,...
View ArticleBoring Marathon attracts competitors from all over
Runners hail from 13 states, three countries Theres never been a marathon in Boring before, but director Mike Strobel hopes one set for Sunday, Sept. 14, will become a tradition. Strobel, a...
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TV star to visit fair Western television star James Drury will visit the Oregon State Fair Friday, Aug. 29, through Monday, Sept. 1. Drury, of the TV show The Virginian, will sign autographs and...
View ArticleWoman claims pregnancy led to firing
Sues Del Taco in Gresham for $200,000 A local woman is suing her former employer after she says she was fired for becoming pregnant. The attorney for Claudia Melesio-Rojas said she worked as a shift...
View ArticleCelebration in Boring set for Sept. 7
Event a fundraiser for playground equipment The annual Celebration in Boring will be held Sunday, Sept. 7, and promises fun for all ages. Held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boring Middle School, 27801 S.E....
View ArticleEngagement
Stanley-Jenson Hillary Stanley and Andrew Jenson of Portland are engaged to be married Saturday, May 2, 2015. The bride and groom-to-be graduated from the University of Oregon. A registered nurse,...
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