Damascus ‘no’ votes show confidence in leaders

 Measures to limit government powers failing

By Mara Stine /
The Gresham Outlook
Tue, Mar 9, 2010, Updated 12.4 hours ago

Damascus voters failed to pass four measures on the March 9 ballot. The initiatives proposed prohibiting light rail in Damascus without a vote, limiting the city’s use of emergency clauses to put ordinances into effect faster, limiting city spending increases to no more than 2.5 percent a year and requiring voter approval for intergovernmental agreements. About 20 members of A…

Fire destroys Gresham apartment, displaces family of four

By Rob Cullivan /
The Gresham Outlook
Tue, Mar 9, 2010
Updated 12.4 hours ago

A fire around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, completely destroyed an apartment in a duplex at 18305 N.E. Wasco St., displacing a family of four, …

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West Linn cops have their hands full over the weekend

By Kara Hansen /
The West Linn Tidings
Thu, Mar 4, 2010

Maybe it was the full moon. Police ended a dry spell for criminal activity at the end of last week, arresting two suspects in a string of local …

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Patients find milkshakes help the medicine go down By Christina Lent / The Beaverton Valley Times Thu, Mar 4, 2010 Beorn Anderson’s milkshakes really hit the spot with cancer patients at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. It’s not uncommon for …

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Giant sloth roamed Tualatin

The Times
Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Updated Mar 4, 2010

Tualatin was once home to some serious lumbering beasties. There’s been mammoth bones. There’s been mastodon bones. And now? Well, …

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Lake Oswego dock finishing price goes up

By Rebecca Randall /
The Lake Oswego Review
Thu, Mar 4, 2010

Axis Crane, the contractor for the Foothills dock installation, says it will take an additional $122,600 to finish the job that has been six years in …

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Persistent effort saves bald eagle

By Cliff Newell /
The Lake Oswego Review
Thu, Mar 4, 2010

The good news is that the eagle lived. However, it took two hours of patience and strenuous effort before a large bald eagle, which was on the …

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- Tigard-Tualatin School District hires new education coordinator

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- Metzger principal to head alternative programs next year

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Lake Oswego trash fees may go up

By Rebecca Randall / The Lake Oswego Review
Thu, Mar 4, 2010

Lake Oswego residents will likely be bracing themselves for another fee increase this year. Allied Waste, the contractor for the city’s …

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Make a wish come true, and learn how to cook at the same time By Christina Lent / The Beaverton Valley Times Thu, Mar 4, 2010 Families looking for a meaningful way to spend their Wednesday night should head to the Washington County Fair Complex for the Taste of Home Cooking …

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Tigard elementary students ‘Stuff the Bus’

By Barbara Sherman / The Times
Thu, Mar 4, 2010

On the TV show “Extreme Makeover — Home Edition,” the crowd chants “Move that bus!” at the end of each episode so the …

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Sherwood man makes bid for U.S. Senate

By Geoff Pursinger / The Times
Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Updated Mar 4, 2010

Marc Delphine believes that there’s something very wrong with America. Thankfully, he’s got a plan. The 32-year-old Sherwood resident …

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- Sherwood OKs development of downtown core

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