Prosecutor to focus on Rosewood cases
Gresham and outer East Portland now have an extra crime-fighting weapon in their collective arsenal. Starting last week, Deputy District Attorney Nathan Vasquez began spending one to two days a week...
View ArticleJudge issues ruling on Damascus ballot title
A Clackamas County Circuit Court judge has struck a compromise, approving parts of a proposed ballot title for Damascus disincorporation while adding details to the summary portion. The ruling clears...
View ArticleFrom past to present
Family history conference draws 500-plus to Boring When Shirley Briggs great-grandfather was adopted as boy in the early 1800s, little was recorded about that life-changing event or the circumstances...
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Bringing luck to adoptable residents
Reynolds High metals students create shamrock signs for shelter pets Metals students at Reynolds High School brought some tender loving care to cats and dogs at the Multnomah County Animal Services...
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Local man fights against illness
A small pair of boxing gloves hangs on the wall in Lee Mitchells faculty office at Mt. Hood Community College. The gloves were a gift from his department head, meant to encourage him to keep fighting...
View ArticleSteppin out
Sky Theater show The Hubble Space Telescope has provided an amazing photo album of space, which will be the topic of Mt. Hood Community Colleges next planetarium show. Galaxy Treasures, presented...
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March 19 obituaries
Mary Melissa Almond Jan. 26, 1911-March 9, 2013 Gresham resident Mary Melissa Almond died Saturday, March 9. She was 102. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Church of...
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Catholics welcome Pope Francis
East County lays out hopes for the 266th pope When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th pope last Wednesday, Father Charles Zach said it felt like a parent was back in the home. Its our big...
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Painted violins instrumental in fundraising
Musical artwork on display at Caswell Gallery this week If a picture can paint a thousand words, music can conjure a thousand images and then some. Such is the conclusion the viewer draws from the...
View ArticleOut and about
Live Music Eastside Bluegrass Series 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Freedom Foursquare Church, 660 S.E. 160th Ave. If you show up at 5:30 p.m., you can join a jam in the lobby, so bring your...
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Man arrested in birthday-party brawl
Fight between 30 people breaks out, suspect knocks out two teens An 18th birthday party turned into a brawl involving approximately 30 people late Saturday, March 16. When the dust settled, police took...
View ArticleCivil rights complaint filed with wrong agency
A highly publicized civil-rights complaint against a Gresham bakery appears to be caught in bureaucratic limbo. Last month, Sweet Cakes by Melissa of Gresham gained international attention when a...
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Wanted sex offender arrested in Gresham
Police arrested a wanted sex offender who was hiding out in a Gresham apartment. Deputies with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Warrant Strike Team and members of the U.S. Marshals Service...
View ArticleSchool briefs
Portland Lutheran charters Key Club Portland Lutheran High School, 740 S.E. 182nd, has chartered its first Key Club, a student service organization sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Rockwood. Student...
View ArticleSnowCap seeks sturdy shoes for men
Sometimes securing and keeping a job comes down to something simple, such as owning a pair of sturdy work shoes. SnowCap Community Charities is experiencing requests from many men who don't have...
View ArticleReligion briefs
Easter programs offered at Pleasant Home Pleasant Home United Methodist Church, 31632 S.E. Bluff Road, Gresham, invites everyone to join in their observance and celebration of Holy Week and Easter...
View ArticleMiles withdraws candidacy for Mt. Hood president
Debra Derr and Jacob Ng are the remaining finalists Suzanne Miles has withdrawn from consideration for college president, The Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education announced Wednesday,...
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Man arrested for attempted murder in last year's fatal knife fight at park
A man arrested last year for his role in a fatal park brawl now faces attempted murder and assault charges. Roger Dale Elliott, 24, of Northeast Portland is being held on $750,000 bail at the Multnomah...
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Man arrested in December armed robbery
A 19-year-old Gresham man faces Ballot Measure 11 charges for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery last December. Gresham police on Wednesday, March 20, arrested Andre Rashaun Stowell on an...
View ArticleIn the military
NAVY Navy Seaman Apprentice Raymond D. Mullen, son of Diana M. Kennedy-Mullen of Fairview and Craig A. Mullen of Washougal, Wash., was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit...
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