Blue Jays close the gap, but Spray pulls away late
Spray puts up a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to claim the 50-25 win Portland Lutherans football team made a run at Spray in the second half Friday before getting stuck in quicksand during the fourth...
View ArticleWest Linn recovers just in time to down Barlow
Lions running back Louie Germaine scores six touchdowns in the teams 41-28 win A frantic finish wasnt quite enough for Barlow during a 41-28 loss to West Linn on Friday night. All six West Linn...
View ArticleDavid Douglas suffers a shutout on its home field
Oregon City scores two early TDs on its way to a 35-0 win David Douglas had a chance to climb back into the game late in the third quarter, but Oregon City tacklers werent about to step out of the...
View ArticleMasked man robs motel clerk at gunpoint
A masked man robbed a Gresham motel at gunpoint, leaving the night clerk tied up early Sunday, Sept. 15. Gresham police at 3:09 a.m. responded to a call from the Holiday Inn clerk who managed to free...
View ArticlePolice arrest two in near-fatal stabbing
Two men are behind bars accused of last week's stabbing that left a Gresham man in critical condition. Carlos Gonzalez-Consuegra, 21, of outer Southeast Portland, and Erik Farfan, 24, of Gresham each...
View ArticleElderly woman killed crossing Highway 26
The woman who died after being hit by a car on Highway 26 Saturday night has been identified as Rosie A. Martinez, 73, of Gresham, according to the state medical examiners office. Martinez was...
View ArticleLocal drag racer makes appearance at fundraiser
It might seem like an odd pairing: gophers and blood cancer. But on Saturday, Sept. 21, a massive fundraising event takes place in Gresham to support Gresham High School while also raising money to...
View ArticleFunding approved for Wood Village project to improve freight mobility
A state transportation committee has approved funding a $7.3 million road improvement project for Northeast 238th Drive in Wood Village that will widen the road, allowing freight to move along the...
View ArticleGolf event aims high, reaches goal
This year's Dennis 7 Dees Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 12, raised $100,402 for Human Solutions, a Gresham-based nonprofit organization that provides housing and other services for...
View ArticleEagle alum returns home
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer will serve as grand marshal of Centennial's Sept. 27 homecoming During his time at Centennial High School, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, remembers playing Merlin...
View ArticleOSU honor roll
The following East County students were named to the Oregon State University honor roll for summer term. To make honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of coursework. The students...
View ArticleEvents
Wednesday, Sept. 18 Gresham author Leila Rae Sommerfield is offering an eight-week healing workshop based on material from her book, 'Beyond Our Control," from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 6....
View ArticleMilitary news
Army Army Pvt. Joan Garcia Martinez has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Garcia Martinez is the son of Martha Leticia Garcia Martinez of Gresham. He is a 2012...
View ArticleEagle Scout
Centennial High School senior Shane Cooper will have his Eagle Court of Honor at Gresham Elks Lodge Sunday, Sept. 22. Shane is a member of Troop No. 174 of Troutdale, which is chartered by the...
View ArticleGiving an old girl a second chance at life
Bill Dodds has championed a volunteer effort to resurrect Multnomah Grange No. 71 Bill Dodds sits under a tree, overseeing volunteers working on the roof at Multnomah Grange No. 71 in the Orient area...
View ArticleSchool briefs
Northwest Youth Corps accepts applications The nonprofit organization Northwest Youth Corps that puts teens to work outdoors is recruiting teenagers 16 to 19 for a four-week session beginning Sept. 18....
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Trillium Creek Park groundbreaking event Damascus community members are invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the future Trillium Creek Park from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 16830 S.E....
View ArticleA new kind of canine rescue
The former Pet Biz in Boring reopens under a new name and ownership How does someone with a fear of mans best friend end up in the dog grooming business? Being a dog groomer was never on my radar,...
View ArticlePernich comes up big for Bruins
Barlow sweeps past Gresham to take inside track to second place in the MHC Barlows volleyball team won a pair of hard-fought sets to open the night before running away to hide in the third, scoring a...
View ArticlePolice identify homicide suspect
Brandon Hickman, as well as his girlfriend, is wanted in connection to last week's fatal shooting of a Gresham man A Gresham man is wanted on a homicide warrant in connection with last week's shooting...
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