Roll up your sleeves for city's day of service
Gresham calls for hundreds of volunteers to join Sept. 13 effort The city of Gresham is calling on citizens to participate in its first community-wide volunteer day this Saturday. During the Green...
View ArticleTradeswomen's group helps complete Nadaka Park
Final phase includes playground, community garden After many years, and with a lot of help from some friends, Nadaka Nature Park at Northeast Glisan Street and 175th Avenue is finally nearing...
View ArticleFairview approves contribution to Heslin House repairs
City will pay $25,000 for new staircase at the history museum The Fairview City Council approved a resolution Wednesday night that will financially support $25,000 worth of structural improvements at...
View ArticleCurtis Burnett says he'll listen to Fairview residents as mayor
Candidate with no council experience seeks election as Fairview mayor Its about time to have a voice, said Curtis Burnett when asked about his main reason for running for Fairview mayor. The...
View ArticleWalt Morey evacuated for gas smells Tuesday
Reynolds School District officials announced at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, that staff and students at Walt Morey Middle School had been evacuated from the building due to gas smells. Fire officials and...
View ArticleCandidates' forum at Boring grange hall Oct. 3
Candidates for Senate Districts 20 and 26 as well as candidates for House Districts 39, 51 and 52 will participate in a candidates' forum with a free spaghetti dinner Friday, Oct. 3 at the...
View ArticleGresham teen stabbed by man
A 17-year-old boy is recovering after being stabbed by a 28-year-old man, police said Wednesday, according to KOIN TV News. Ronnell Ware turned himself into police late Tuesday after officers were...
View ArticleCorbett chases third school bond
After two failed bond proposals in the past year, Corbett board seeks $8.5 million for district improvements The Corbett School Board is at it again, going to voters a third time in the past year with...
View ArticleWild by nature
In the Wilderness, human use is not a priority and visiting warrants caution The Mt. Hood Wilderness is within driving distance for many local hikers. But just because it is accessible doesn't mean...
View ArticleEast wind fans region's wildfire flames
A familiar force from the east was making its presence quite apparent on Thursday as a strong wind swept through the Columbia River Gorge to stir trees and rattle windows in the Portland area. Portland...
View ArticleComing soon: Grant Butte Wetlands
City partners with Metro to protect 33 acres; Learn more at Sept. 14 event When you drive by 2826 N.W. Division St., all you readily see is an abandoned dairy farm with several outbuildings and small...
View ArticleGresham man says he was arrested for videtaping police
Gresham police: Arrest for interfering, not for camera A man who claims Gresham police arrested him for videotaping an early morning drug bust is incorrect, Lt. Claudio Grandjean said. The incident...
View ArticleCity of Damascus loses appeal to stop de-annexations
Mayor said he plans to appeal The city of Damascus has lost its bid to stop people from leaving the city. According to Jim Syring of Citizens for Secession from Damascus, Marion County Circuit Judge...
View ArticleIt's glamour and glitz - at Puttin' on the Ritz
Gresham Senior Center hosts its 11th annual fashion show and luncheon Anybody doubting the youthfulness at the Gresham Senior Center hasnt caught this group in action lately. Theyre practicing Tai...
View ArticleSchool briefs
Reynolds begins fall Challenge Days Next week, Reynolds School District begins its series of fall Challenge Days at the high school and middle schools. Numerous adult volunteers will join district...
View ArticleWedding announcement
Hackett-Moen Andrea Hackett and Brian Moen of Edinboro, Penn., were married Sunday, Aug. 3, at The Aerie at Eagle Landing in Happy Valley. The Revs. Paul Linnemann and Mark Schulze officiated the...
View ArticleBirth announcement
Lauren Iris Akers, the daughter of Stacia and Glen Akers of Gresham, was born at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Lauren joins sister...
View ArticleVolunteers send reusable pads to needy girls
Sewing event at Boring-Damascus Grange Sept. 20 Sewers in Boring are helping to provide girls overseas with the ability to attend school all month long. Days for Girls is a network of sewing volunteers...
View ArticleHoney I shrunk the earth mover
Gresham man builds wood replicas of giant machinery Mike Rohrbach may be the most patient man alive. Inside his Gresham mobile home, the 54-year-old toils away in a dusty, yellow-lit shop, cluttered...
View ArticleChinook returns shatter last year's record
Historic fish returns related to improving river, ocean conditions Since Sunday, more than 180,354 adult fall chinook have climbed the fish ladders at Bonneville Lock and Dam on their annual migration...
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