Two hurt in car crash near Reynolds High
Two people were seriously injured after their car crashed into a tree Thursday morning, Aug. 1, at the intersection of Southwest 257th Avenue and Southwest Cherry Park Road. The accident occurred...
View ArticleTroutdale fueling center cited for environmental violation
Travel Centers of America failed to monitor underground storage tanks In a routine inspection completed in June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it found more than 20 businesses in...
View ArticleTonight, hang loose at Troutdale Art Walk
First Friday in downtown Troutdale gets leid back with Hawaiian art, music If youre looking for the perfect way to spend a summer evening, stroll down to the East Historic Columbia River Highway from...
View ArticleAug. 2 obituaries
Trever Vance Ethridge June 14, 1990-July 27, 2013 Gresham resident Trever Vance Ethridge died Saturday, July 27. He was 23. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Willamette...
View ArticleSwimming closed at Blue Lake Park
Blue Lake Park's swim beach in Fairview is closed as a precaution due to an algae bloom in the lake, park officials announced Friday, Aug. 2. Metro regional government, which oversees Blue Lake Park,...
View ArticleMotorcycle crashes into pedestrian
A pedestrian who sustained life-threatening injuries on Sunday night after being struck by a motorcycle in the Centennial area of outer Southeast Portland appears to have been intoxicated at the time...
View ArticleDodson wins Olympic race at Blue Lake
Tim Dodson takes over the lead early in the final 10K road run FAIRVIEW An algae bloom at Blue Lake cancelled the swim portion of the triathlon held Sunday at the Fairview park, but that didnt stop...
View ArticleShockwaves finish third at Western Nationals
The Gresham 10U squad wins five straight elimination games The Oregon Shockwaves out of Gresham finished a stellar summer softball run with a third-place finish at the ASA 10U Western Nationals last...
View ArticleSmart phone app punches up customer loyalty
- Local coffee shop is the first to launch a new digital punchcard Long ago, a marketing technique used by a telephone service provider encouraged people to pick up the phone and reach out and touch...
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Chamber Calendar Connect with Success AM Meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, hosted by Resolutions at Club Paesano/Cedarville Park, 3800 W. Powell Loop, Gresham. Connect with Success AM Meeting, 7-9...
View ArticleTake a Bite of East County
Proceeds benefit Zarephath food kitchen and pantry Pork ribs, smoked wings, roasted corn, blackberry cobbler, cold brew there is really no need to travel all the way to downtown Portlands Bite of...
View ArticleGresham couple embraces open adoption
Birth and adoptive families in Oregon come together to raise children On Mothers Day, 18-year-old Marissa Haide writes two cards: one for her adoptive mother, Barbara, and another for her birth...
View ArticleFamilies promote breastfeeding at The Big Latch On
SnowCap sponsors first Gresham event In a 2012 editorial cartoon by David Horsey, two security agents approach a mother breastfeeding her baby outside Victorias Secret. Nursing?! one says. This is...
View ArticleCentennial eighth grader earns Teen Idol title
Emily Brady, 13, wins $500 and performance opportunities A Centennial Middle School eighth-grader stood before about 300 people at the Multnomah Arts Center, anxiously awaiting the results. After...
View ArticleNewspaper hosts a Fantasy Football League
The Pamplin Media Groups eastside sports department is looking for players to join a play for fun fantasy football league this fall. Test your skills against eastside reporters Parker Lee and David...
View ArticleAug. 6 obituaries
Joyce E. Lambert Feb. 24, 1936-May 28, 2013 Gresham resident Joyce E. Lambert died Tuesday, May 28. She was 77. No services are planned at this time. Joyce was born Feb. 24, 1936, in Portland. She...
View ArticleNo November vote for Damascus comprehensive plan
With a lack of council consensus on the plan, mayor to create a citizen initiative to pass plan in March In the wake of last weeks failure to reopen Damascus comprehensive plan process to public...
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PGE Foundation donates to Rockwood programs Two nonprofit organizations with ties to Greshams Rockwood area have received grant funding totaling $18,000 from Portland General Electrics corporate...
View ArticleMan injured in jet-ski explosion
Firefighters responded to a 6:20 p.m. call Sunday, Aug. 4, about a jet-ski that exploded in the driveway of a home in the 600 block of Southwest Mawrcrest Drive, burning the man who was working on it....
View ArticleMan dies in Corbett motorcycle crash
Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that left one man dead in Corbett on Wednesday, Aug. 7. At 5:55 p.m. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office patrol deputies along with Corbett Fire Rescue...
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