Mom who staged Gresham girl's disappearance must pay restitution
A Gresham woman who hid her 6-year-old daughter in a motel room before falsely reporting the girl missing, was sentenced Wednesday, May 8, to 45 days in jail and must pay for the $26,000 investigation....
View ArticleReward offered for tips leading to suspects in home burglary
The Portland Police Bureau and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are is asking for the publics help solving a burglary in outer Northeast Portland. On Tuesday, March 19, Portland Police officers began...
View ArticleCeasefire Oregon event takes in more than 450 guns
Nearly 500 guns were collected Saturday during a Ceasefire Oregon gun turn-in event in the Centennial neighborhood. Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation officials said the group collected 485 guns,...
View ArticleTroutdale Airport's control tower gets reprieve, for now
Troutdale Airports air traffic control tower will stay open after all, at least until the end of the 2013 fiscal year, announced U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday, May 10. The Federal...
View ArticleDamascus deannexation hearings: yes, no, yes again and no again
Its back to square one for an Damascus man who wants to withdraw his 244 acres from Damascus in order to develop it. In a tie vote, Damascus city councilors May 6 denied Lowell Pattons petition to...
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SATURDAY, MAY 18 Gresham Farmers' Market 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Northwest Third Street and Main Avenue in downtown Gresham. The market has more than 110 vendors offering plants, produce, food and...
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Rescued animals to be offered for adoption Multnomah County Animal Services will offer more than 60 rescued poodles for adoption after rescuing the dogs from a home in Southeast Portland. The 65...
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Glover named Head Start Parent of Year Mt. Hood Community College announced this week that Landra Glover has been named the National Head Start Parent of the Year. The mother of a 5-year-old son who is...
View ArticleLocal meetings
Wednesday, May 15 Gresham Police Landlord Forum 3 p.m., City Hall, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Gresham police, landlord attorney Jeffrey Bennett and other experts offer free advice on matters...
View ArticleGresham man charged with manslaughter in fatal 2012 crash
A 22-year old Gresham man has been charged with manslaughter in Southern Oregon in connection to a crash that killed another Gresham man last Labor Day weekend. Sean Taylor Berglund, 22, of Gresham was...
View ArticleBus to bones
This year, Troutdale Historical Society takes annual tour to historic Oregon cemeteries in Salem Ever wonder where the bones of some of Oregons earliest movers and shakers are buried? Or perhaps, you...
View ArticleFormer Alaska resident has logged miles in music
Hailing originally from central Alaska, singer-songwriter Michael Henchman knows what its like to get stuck on the road on a bitter cold night. One night his vehicle blew a heater hose between...
View ArticleCentennial Middle School honor roll
The following students were named to the Centennial Middle School honor roll for the third quarter: Eighth grade 4.0 Alyssa Beckham, Julia Bezzubets, Devin Camat, Mykel Caruso, Jay Cha, Carina Chan,...
View ArticleEight face off in Corbett board races
All four positions for Corbetts school board are contested All four of the Corbett School Districts school board races are contested in the Tuesday, May 21, special election. All board positions are...
View ArticleCompany's future is bent on the past
- Tube Specialties and the Weyhrich family commemorates 50-years of ownership The American Dream is alive, thriving and nestled in an industrial park in Troutdale. Fifty years ago, Dick Weyhrich was...
View ArticleChamber calendar
Chamber Calendar Connect with Success AM Meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, May 17, Mt. Hood Community College Performing Arts Theater, 26000 S.E. Stark St., Gresham. Ribbon cutting, Stoney Brooke Residential...
View ArticleGresham man dies, another injured, in two-car crash on Highway 26
One person has died following a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday evening at Highway 26 and Southeast Hillyard Road. Donald M. Bard, 53, of Gresham died at the scene, and another Gresham resident...
View ArticleSheriff agrees to disagree on county gun ordinance
Residents try to understand impact of ordinance at Corbett town hall meeting In attempts to eliminate confusion surrounding Multnomah Countys recently passed gun ordinance and how it will affect...
View ArticleMay 14 obituaries
Edmund J. Ed Rice I March 29, 1927-May 10, 2013 Gresham resident Edmund J. Ed Rice I died Friday, May 10. He was 86. A viewing will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, with a 7 p.m. Scriptural...
View ArticleCentennial rallies late to down Tigard in qualifier
The Eagles put up six runs in the fifth inning to topple the Tigers 9-4 Centennials softball team erased a late 4-0 deficit to down Tigard 9-4 in a play-in qualifier game Tuesday. The Eagles bounced...
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