City hopes 'road diet' improves livability
Critics say plan means slim pickings for many commuters Some of Portlands busiest east-west streets are about to go on road diets. Starting this week, the city is reducing the number of traffic...
View ArticleProjects take aim at traffic jumble
CRC, other transit improvements could compete for funding Local elected officials are pushing for new state transportation projects throughout the region to fight increasing congestion. They include...
View ArticleGresham Police award winners
Annually, Gresham Police acknowledges the performance of individual employees and teams for actions that go above and beyond their assigned duties. The awards not only recognize heroic acts but also...
View ArticlePolice seek identity of suspected Walmart groper
A man who accosted a woman while she was shopping after midnight in the Wood Village Walmart on Friday, July 5, is shown on the stores video surveillance, said Lt. Steve Alexander, public information...
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Reynolds High distributes yearbooks The 2013 Reynolds High School yearbooks will be available for pick up from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Reynolds High School yearbook distribution and autograph...
View ArticleAnniversary
Mitch and Linda Miyake Mitch and Linda Miyake of Gresham are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Aug. 20, 1988, at Paradise Park in Honolulu. Mitch works as a machinist...
View ArticleBirth
Cochrun Parker Lane Cochrun, the son of Stacey and Bret Cochrun, was born at 8:24 a.m. Friday, May 24, at Newberg Providence Hospital. He was 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Parker joins a sister, Peyton Leigh...
View ArticleObituary
In Memory of Becki (Bensin) Dozark Nov. 3, 1972 - Aug. 17, 2012 It has been a year ago that we last saw your beautiful smile that would brighten a room, and hear your contagious laugh. We miss...
View ArticlePilots pick up hard-fought exhibition win
Rookie Danica Evans nets the only goal in the teams 1-0 win over Portland State on Saturday Each side had plenty of chances, but freshman forward Danica Evans was the only one able to wrinkle the net...
View ArticleVacant council seat in Damascus to remain empty
Instead of appointing a new councilor, city council calls for more applicants The anticipated Damascus City Council vacancy appointment was postponed indefinitely during Monday nights meeting. Council...
View ArticleGresham residents can get help with new fee
Low-income Gresham residents have applied for only about $1,000 in financial help from $35,000 set aside to help offset higher rents due to the citys new $7.50-a-month fee for public safety and parks....
View ArticleThree-alarm wildfire extinguished
Fire consumes at least 20 acres and affects traffic on Interstate 205 After more than four hours battling a three-alarm wildfire on Government Island, firefighters have the fire under control and are...
View ArticleLPGA returns to Classic setting
There is plenty of "new" to what I consider, next to Civil War football, the greatest annual sporting event in our state. There is a new venue, an expanded number of holes and perhaps a greater sense...
View ArticleFairview on the Green returns Saturday
The annual chili cook-off and community event continues The Fairview on the Green annual event returns this weekend after a shaky start. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, Friends of Fairview...
View ArticleWomen find shelter, tools to rebuild their broken lives
Shepherds Door offers beds, showers, hot meals, fresh clothes and a program for recovery Kyra said she was living the rich life in California. She had a husband who worked at a hi-tech job, a big...
View ArticleA community refuge 100 years strong
Church in Corbett celebrates a century in the community on Sunday Below the bell-tower in front of Corbett Community Church off Historic Columbia River Highway on Northeast Mershon Road, volunteers are...
View ArticleKitten overflow, cats need adoption
The animal shelter in Troutdale has run out of space for incoming cats and kittens Sound the alarm. There are too many cute kittens being born, and they are filling up local animal shelters already at...
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Church hosts school supply give away Hillsview Community Church will hold a back to school supply give away from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at 23225 S.E. Borges Road, Damascus. Items available...
View ArticleCelebrate Ecuadorean independence
Association hosts its first major festival in East County On Saturday, Aug. 24, East County residents will substitute their fireworks and hot dogs for bachata (Latin music and dance) and plantains to...
View ArticleAug. 20 obituaries
George Lewis Klinger Oct. 24, 1937-Aug. 15, 2013 Troutdale resident George Lewis Klinger died Thursday, Aug. 15. He was 75. At his request, no services will be held. George was born Oct. 24, 1937, in...
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