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Multnomah County Commission turns down ER doc’s proposal to lower ambulance staffing to speed response times
After nearly three hours of deliberation Thursday, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal by Commissioner Sharon Meieran, an emergency room doctor, to improve the County’s ambulance response times by lowering ambulance staffing requirements. Her proposal — which urged County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson to allow an...
Mature trees to be airdropped into Troutdale’s Beaver Creek Canyon
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s fully-grown trees being airdropped into Troutdale. Greenery is being brought into East Multnomah County during a jaw-dropping Metro Regional Government operation that will not only support nature and wildlife, but will be quite the spectacle for us humans. On Monday, July 29, low-flying helicopters will be hovering near the intersection of Southeast Troutdale Road and Cochran Road to place 74 whole trees with...
Recovery Cafe pop-ups build community in Washougal, Gorge
The group gathered inside St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on this sunny July morning are quietly working on art projects, chatting with each other about their lives and giving special attention to Toby, a friendly, long-eared pup who is a regular at these Monday gatherings inside the Washougal church. Many...
Facing criticism, Multnomah County says it will tighten ‘deflection’ requirements
People caught with small amounts of street drugs will be eligible for a program that lets them avoid arrest only if they haven’t failed previous deflection efforts under the latest plan put forth by Multnomah County on Friday. Previously, the county had not imposed limits on the number of...
Annual ‘National Night Out’ event coming to Washougal
The city of Washougal will hold its third annual National Night Out event at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Hathaway Park, located at 732 25th St., Washougal. The event will feature ice cream, a dunk tank, games, and a three-dimensional screening of the 2001 Pixar film “Monsters Inc.”
Marion, Clackamas and Multnomah counties facing measles outbreak
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon health officials are tracking a measles outbreak with cases in Marion, Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Despite a widely available vaccine, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) says 14 unvaccinated people have been diagnosed since June, with 8 of those cases found in Marion County. "This, unfortunately,...
Port to host summer concert Saturday, July 26
The Port of Camas-Washougal will hold a summer concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Marina Park, featuring Stone in Love, a Portland-based Journey tribute band, and a variety of food vendors. The Port announced earlier this year that it intended to hold a concert in lieu...
“Voices of Gresham” podcast puts the ‘story in history’
On a hot summer day, Japanese Americans, many of whom had settled in the Gresham area, were told they were being relocated. They had been kept over the summer at the Portland Assembly Center, not knowing of the furious construction that had been going on in the high desert of Idaho. “We were told to pack up and hop on a train.” ...
Washougal nabs $22.5M loan for biosolids facility construction
The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) has awarded the city of Washougal a low-interest $22.5 million loan for the City’s biosolids facility construction project. The funding is part of the DOE’s 2025 Water Quality Combined Funding Program, which is distributing $309 million to dozens of Washington cities and jurisdictions for 136 clean-water projects and infrastructure investments, according to the DOE.
Southeast Portland parents lambast 'controversial development' of planned deflection center near preschool
PORTLAND, Ore. — On the corner of Southeast Pine Street and 11th Avenue in Portland’s Central Eastside sits a preschool, where David Watnick’s 1-year-old will start in September the same time Multnomah County will open its deflection center for people caught in possession of small amounts of hard drugs who choose treatment over jail time. The deflection center is about a block away from the school.
Hawthorne Bridge’s westbound lanes set to close for repairs
The Hawthorne Bridge’s westbound lanes will be closed for repairs for more than 12 hours starting on Thursday afternoon. Multnomah County announced it will close all westbound lanes of the bridge starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, and will reopen the affected lanes on Friday at 5 a.m. If...
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