Mayor bids Fairview adieu
After 12 years, Fairview Mayor Mike Weatherby presided over his final City Council meeting Wednesday, Dec. 3. With a light agenda, the meeting was primarily dedicated to celebrating Weatherby and city...
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Middle school to host toy exchange, craft night H.B. Lees student leaders are hosting their fourth annual Toy Exchange and Family Craft Night from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. The school is collecting...
View ArticleGresham girl crowned Miss Oregon Teen USA
Barlow's Kenna Sloy will go to nationals Barlow High senior Kenna Sloy entered her first pageant by accident in 2012. Her oldest sister, Alex, had signed up her middle sister, Sydne, unbeknownest to...
View ArticleReynolds district celebrates 'stORytime' literacy campaign
The statewide initiative aims to ensure students can read by third grade Studies show that a child's ability to read by third grade is one of the greatest predictors of lifelong success. Fueled by...
View ArticleSUV crashes into Walgreens in ATM theft attempt
An SUV backed into the front doors of a Walgreens in Gresham in an attempt to steal an ATM. The attempted smash-and-grab happened around 3:40 a.m. at the Walgreens on 162nd and Glisan, authorities...
View ArticleMan injured during hash oil explosion in apartment
Centennial Neighborhood Portland police responding to a report of a fight in the 17200 block of Southeast Powell Boulevard arrived to discover an apartment had been damaged by a small explosion. East...
View ArticleWinterhawks winning with two-headed goalie
Veteran Brendan Burke and rookie Adin Hill battle for time between the pipes, and the team keeps winning There isnt a hotter team in the WHL right now than the Portland Winterhawks. They have won...
View ArticleWaving the checkered flag
Local automotive business is a winner with customers and the community Tucked away at the end of a dead-end street in downtown Gresham is a business most wouldnt expect to find in a core shopping...
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Chamber Calendar Connect with Success AM meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, annual SnowCap Community Charities Holiday Breakfast, at Greater Gresham Baptist Church, 3848 N.E. Division St. Connect with...
View ArticleFifty-five years of friendships and fa-la-la-la-la
Residents in one neighborhood maintain holiday tradition A family, of sorts, converged on Heidis of Gresham over the weekend for its annual holiday get-together. Over pancakes and omelets, these folks...
View ArticleSuspect who fled police on ATV caught
Loren Mallon caught after jumping a fence where officers were waiting A 24-year-old man is in custody tonight after using an all-terrain vehicle to flee from police. Sgt. Carey Kaer said Loren Mallon...
View ArticleTroutdale plans for 'break even' budget
Since the recession, cities everywhere have struggled to balance revenues with expenditures. For many, a theoretically-temporary solution has been to dip into savings accounts in an effort to maintain...
View ArticleBusinessmen look to open marijuana dispensary in Troutdale
James Holderman and Sam Simonis hope to open their store successfully just like any other business owners. What makes Holderman and Simonis stand out is their chosen field. The duo hopes to open a...
View ArticleTroutdale sculptor honors WWII vet
Sculptor Chad Caswell is about the same age now, 21, as the subject of his first monument. Caswell created a bronze life-size sculpture of Leonard DeWitt honoring his service in World War II. When...
View ArticleWood Village seeks city flag
A year ago, Wood Village decided it wanted an official city flag. The issue was there hadnt been one ever designed. There could have been one way back in the 50s or something, but theres nothing in...
View ArticleStill no estimate to reopen Highway 224
Hazard tree removal begins this week Oregon Department of Transportation officials are not yet ready to give an estimate for the reopening of Highway 224. Highway 224 has been closed roughly between...
View ArticleRoundhouse headlines bluegrass Christmas show
Show set for Friday at Freedom Four Square Church Sleighbells will ring in the key of bluegrass Friday, Dec. 12, when three acts take the stage at Freedom Four Square Church, 660 S.E. 160th Ave., for...
View ArticleMaking a Difference' through art
Latest Gresham exhibit features younger, older artists When a painter puts brush to canvas, does it matter to anyone but him or her? A new exhibit by the Gresham Art Committee tries to answer that...
View ArticlePolice arrest Fairview man; seize guns, pipe bomb
Jorge Anastacio Tomas-Sierra, 27, arrested Tuesday A stop on a parking lot at Northeast Simpson Street and Portland Highway at 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, led to police seizure of several guns and a pipe...
View ArticlePolice find missing 9-year-old boy
Marshall Tindell, 9, has been found. The Portland Police Bureau's Missing Persons Unit was asking for the public's help to locate Tindell, 9, who ran away from his father on Tuesday afternoon outside...
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