Overby follows his faith overseas
Three years ago Scott Overby saw his dream job falling apart. Little did he know something better was on the horizon an ocean away. Overby was entrenched at his alma mater as a math teacher and...
View ArticleCapelle ready for a comeback
The Barlow High graduate leads a potent front line for the Pilots heading into her senior season Barlow High graduate Micaela Capelle is poised for a big season on the Bluff as a top target for the...
View ArticleTeam Hooters is ready to run
The Hood-to-Coast Relay gets underway this weekend with the first wave of racers leaving Timberline about the time most people will be drinking their first cup of coffee Monday morning. But for Sandys...
View ArticleWecker flies back into Sandys track program
When an 11-year-old Ryan Wecker moved with his family from Gresham to Boring in the early 1990s, Sandy High had no idea who the kid was. By the time Wecker started high school a few years later, the...
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 ArticleTroutdale man seriously injured in three-car crash
Two cars seen racing in Troutdale yesterday afternoon caused a crash that left a third driver seriously injured. At approximately 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Troutdale police responded to a three-car...
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 ArticleTwo people survive crash down 75-foot embankment
Driver, a Gresham woman, is cited for impaired driving and assault A Gresham woman is suspected of being intoxicated when she drove off a road and crashed down a steep embankment in Troutdale late...
View ArticleRooftop goat respects just one man
Gresham police officer defers to goat's owner to get animal off house rooftop So much for a cat on a hot tin roof. Gresham police encountered a goat and a grumpy one at that on the roof of a house...
View ArticleTroutdale man seriously injured in three-car crash
Two cars seen racing in Troutdale yesterday afternoon caused a crash that left a third driver seriously injured. At approximately 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Troutdale police responded to a three-car...
View ArticleTroutdale man seriously injured in three-car crash
Two cars seen racing in Troutdale yesterday afternoon caused a crash that left a third driver seriously injured. At approximately 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Troutdale police responded to a three-car...
View ArticleThorns rally to earn finals berth, will play at Western NY for NWSL title
It'll be the Portland Thorns FC versus the Western New York Flash on Saturday in Rochester, N.Y., for the National Women's Soccer League championship. The Thorns advanced with a 3-2 overtime victory at...
View ArticleMac Wilkins answers Olympic call ... (and other notes)
About sports other than football before we turn much of our attention to the gridiron with the start of the college season next week ... Hate to lose the great Mac Wilkins, who worked miracles during...
View ArticleShooting outside bar under investigation
Witnesses report as many as 12 shots fired Gresham police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting at a local bar. At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, police responded to multiple reports of...
View ArticleMan survives crashing motorhome into tavern
A motorist reportedly drove a motorhome into a tavern on purpose early Saturday, Aug. 24, according to police. At about 2 a.m. deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office responded to a...
View ArticleBe Ready Challenge to hit city of Gresham social media sites
To help residents become better prepared for disasters and to recognize National Preparedness Month in September the city of Gresham has launched what it hopes will be a fun challenge through its...
View ArticleFireworks to blame for last weeks fire on Government Island
Investigators have determined that a juvenile playing with illegal fireworks sparked last week's fire on Government Island that burned approximately 25 acres. It took firefighters from Gresham,...
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Seniors can tee off on Wednesdays Greenlea Golf Course invites golfers age 55 and older to join a new Wednesday morning group of duffers at the nine-hole executive course in Boring. The group is open...
View ArticleSounders achieve their goal
SEATTLE The Seattle Sounders showed why they have joined the MLS contender conversation on Sunday, fighting off the Portland Timbers 1-0 at CenturyLink Field. Forward Eddie Johnson scored in the 60th...
View ArticleCrocheting doilies is one man's hobby
Retired Cascade Locks man enjoys the challenge of crocheting intricate designs Visitors meandering through the sun-lit dome of Corbetts Vista House Saturday walk up to a couple standing behind a table...
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