Engagement
Emily Slayton of Gresham and Brian Gemar of Conrad, Mont., are engaged to be married Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The daughter of Brad and Mindy Slayton, Emily grew up in Gresham and graduated from...
View ArticleJuly 19 obituaries
Jesse Jess M. Macon Jr. Dec. 7, 1940-July 13, 2013 Command Sgt. Major Jesse Jess M. Macon Jr. of Gresham died Saturday, July 13. He was 72. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July...
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Wood Village hosts 'Nite Out' Wood Village will host its 14th Annual Nite Out on Friday, July 19. The event is based on National Night Out, an effort started in 1984 to promote neighborhood involvement...
View ArticleFormer ski racer leaves hospital
In the prime of his racing career Bill Johnson was known as a daredevil on the ski slopes, tucking his body in tight and sliding down mountains in a blur. Now, 30 years later, Johnson simply wants to...
View ArticleTriMet tells contractor to redo defective rail bridge
Issues with a concrete pour on light-rail construction through Milwaukie last week forced contractors to work backward by chipping out and replacing the defective portions of a railroad overpass....
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Red Cross discounts babysitting courses The American Red Cross is offering a 20 percent discount on babysitting courses until the end of the month. The discount is applicable to the Babysitters Basics...
View ArticleFairview Cop Log
HIT AND RUN At 7:52 a.m. Monday, July 1, a man reported damage done to his car while it was parked overnight in the 20000 block of Thompson Street. The driver's side of his red 1977 Chevy El Camino had...
View ArticleSave rates up for heart attack patients
New technology, medical advancements and training combine to save lives Thanks to a combination of new technology and better training, heart attack patients treated by Gresham firefighters and...
View ArticleSummerfield spends summer teaching safety
Barlow High football coach Terry Summerfield, a former college quarterback, has a sharp mind for designing plays that move the ball down the field. But this summer he has shifted his focus to tackling...
View ArticleSoccer's last line of defense
When the Portland Timbers traded goalkeeper Troy Perkins to the Montreal Impact for Donovan Ricketts last August, it drew a collective head tilt from the soccer community. Perkins was four years...
View ArticleCentennial claims rookies crown
A six-run first inning sets the tone for Centennials 13-10 district championship victory. Centennial pushed away a threat in the middle innings Wednesday night to claim a 13-10 win over Barlow and...
View ArticleCounty taps a new leader
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously selected Donald Krupp as their county administrator. Krupp had served as manager and chief administrative officer for Thurston...
View ArticleRaiders win opener, lose series
TROUTDALE Reynolds pitcher Joseph Palmisano was the Raiders go-to ace in big games during the varsity season. On Friday, he showed why. Palmisano tossed a two-hit shutout against Beaverton and led...
View ArticleGresham squad wins Regionals
Oregon Shockwave takes down Washington state champs twice to claim crown The Oregon Shockwave, out of Gresham, put together a four-game win streak to claim the ASA Northwest Regional 10U softball...
View ArticleOutlook ranks among best in the state
The Outlook, Sandy Post, Estacada News newspapers gather 22 awards in 2013 Better Newspapers Contest The Outlook and the Estacada News rank among the best newspapers of their size in the state, having...
View ArticleGresham man arrested for armed robberies
Gresham resident Cory Robert Reed, 24, was arrested at 5 a.m. Monday, July 22, on suspicion of armed robberies at a Starbucks, Orient Espresso and Sidekicks Delicatessen in the Gresham area. Officers...
View ArticleLayton leads by example
Former Corbett Fire Chief Tom Layton earns state honor Tom Layton, Corbetts former fire chief of 17 years the longest-acting fire chief in the districts history has been named Oregon Volunteer...
View ArticleA new place to play
More than 200 volunteers build playground, community garden at Rockwood Station Apartments Hammering, soul music and cheer filled Rockwood Station Apartments Saturday. By 2:30 p.m., more than 200...
View ArticleShrop is Fairview's new cop
New officer added to fill gap in city policing The newest addition of the Fairview Police Department was officially sworn in Wednesday evening during the City Council meeting. Scott Shropshire or...
View ArticleLocal meetings
Wednesday, July 24 TriMet Board of Directors 9 a.m., City of Portland Building, Room C, 1120 S.W. Fifth Ave., Portland. Call 503-962-4831 for information. East Portland Action Plan Committee 6:30...
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