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Groover's hot bat is not enough as Hops fall to Canadians 10-5
Gino Groover hit his third homer in his last two games, but it wasn’t enough as the Hops fell to the visiting Canadians 10-5 on Wednesday night, Aug. 28, at Hillsboro Ballpark. Vancouver scored four runs in the game’s first inning, three more over the next five, then capped its scoring with three final runs in the ninth on its way to evening the six-game series at one. Hillsboro started...
Old Farmer’s Almanac: Portland’s winter colder, rest of state stays mild
It is still summer — there’s about a month of the season left, in fact — but you can now plan for what’s coming down the road, thanks to the arrival of one of the most anticipated and longstanding annual winter weather predictions. The 2025 Old...
Redefining and reuniting family: Wilsonville woman fosters teen from Afghanistan
In fall 2022, Wilsonville resident Julie Pacheco-Toye’s colleague in the Lake Oswego School District approached her about a student needing a safe place to stay. Pacheco-Toye is an instructional coach in the school district, and her colleague, a school social worker, knew that Pacheco-Toye had hosted students and adults from outside the U.S. in her home before. Pacheco-Toye agreed to house Jane, whose real name is not used for security reasons. Jane came to the United States from Afghanistan as an unaccompanied minor in 2021...
Nabisco snack bakery, 2 cities among Oregon entities fined in July
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied six fines in July, totaling $50,465. Among those fined were an auto body paint and repair shop operating without a required air quality permit, a food manufacturing facility failing to monitor stormwater discharge required by its stormwater permit and wastewater violations by two cities.
Celebrating agriculture through NWREC Harvest Dinner
The annual Harvest Dinner at OSU’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) in Aurora is an event to celebrate agriculture by highlighting the success of various research and extension programs at the center. The dinner runs from 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Farmers, NWREC faculty, staff, OSU leaders, elected officials, and stakeholders join this event to appreciate and celebrate the facility’s efforts in addressing stakeholder needs, contributing to thriving local agricultural economies, and promoting healthy communities and the environment. This year, the NWREC advisory council has added a silent auction with gifts donated by the agriculture industry to support expanding research and extension activities at NWREC. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased online at extension.oregonstate.edu/nwrec. Tickets are not needed for businesses who have already purchased seats through sponsorship.
Vancouver City Council selects 4 developers for Heights District project
The Vancouver City Council this week gave the green light to hash out agreements with four developers to work on the planned Heights District project to bring housing, offices and retail to central Vancouver. Construction could begin as soon as 2026. City staff and a committee of Heights residents and...
Police still seeking answers in cold-case fatal shooting of 19-year-old mother
A 19-year-old mother was thriving. Logan Nettleton had just moved out of her parents’ home into an apartment with her boyfriend and four-year-old son. She was beginning her second year at Portland State University where she was studying criminal justice — she was always passionate about addressing the injustices of the world. Her family described her as “talented, smart, beautiful and kind.” But then a tragic incident cut all that...
Preview and predictions: Whitworth finds strength in numbers, returns experienced group to defend NWC title
The Whitworth football team had a spectacular season a year ago. Whitworth went undefeated in the regular season, topping perennial Northwest Conference power Linfield 28-24 in a come-from-behind finale in McMinnville, Oregon. Now the Pirates, who finished 10-1 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs,...
Stars of ‘Criminal,’ a TV series filming in Portland, share off-set moments on Instagram
Even if locals haven’t had any personal encounters with some of the stars who have been in Portland recently, working on such TV and movie projects, there’s always social media to provide a peek into what our high-profile visitors have been up to. For example, the Amazon Prime...
30-year-old Portland food cart set to close
This story is available courtesy of Portland Business Journal media partner KGW-TV. One of Portland's oldest food cart chains is closing down. Fuego announced it's shutting down all six locations at the end of this year. Known for their burritos, Fuego has been operating throughout Portland for 30 years. The...
Parkrose football aiming to be dangerous in 2024
When Stephen Nesmith took over the Parkrose High School football program, he was met with question marks when asking about the youth football program. Three years later, Nesmith’s high school-aged Broncos practice right next to the nearly full squads of players that are in grades 3-8. Creating that foundation is starting to show at the high school level as well after Parkrose picked up two wins in 2023. Now in...
Lake Oswego resident continues push for passage of Kids Online Safety Act
Though she and others have achieved progress, Lake Oswego resident Kristin Bride still has some hurdles to clear in her race to convince the United States Congress and the judicial system to provide more safeguards to prevent bullying and suicide on social media. The United States Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act, which would require online platforms to mitigate potential harms to children such as social media addiction and the promotion of cyberbullying, eating disorders and substance abuse, by a near unanimous vote in...
High school football: Preview, predictions for week 0 in Special District 3
The high school football season isn’t fully back, but we get a little appetizer this Friday. While some teams take part in scrimmages or jamborees, West Albany and Crescent Valley get started with some non-league action in Week 0. The Bulldogs hope to start the journey back to the...
Jefferson football ready to surprise with young and talented roster
There are quite a few changes coming for a Jefferson High School football team that made the postseason in 2023. One being the fact that the school will begin building a new structure where the football field currently stands after this season, giving the Democrats one last ride for this field (even if it is only for three home games, which the Demos haven’t received an answer as to why). ...
UPDATE: Beaverton officers who fatally shot alleged shoplifter identified
The Washington County Major Crimes Team has identified the two officers who fatally shot an alleged shoplifter Monday. At around 8 p.m. Aug. 26, Beaverton Police Department officers Ryan Garbutt and Juan Flores, who have been with the department for 20 years and 11 months, respectively, shot and killed 39-year-old Portland resident Jacob Bundy after he allegedly fired a weapon while the officers attempted to arrest him for shoplifting. Both...
Roy Raymond Obermeier
Roy Raymond Obermeier was born in St. Helens, Oregon on February 17, 1947 passed away July 10, 2024, at his residence in Vale, Oregon. Roy spent the first 10 years of his life in the little community of Yankton, Oregon, a few miles outside of St. Helens. His family moved to Boardman, Oregon, where he finished grade school and was an excellent high school student. He enjoyed playing basketball and running track, holding a track record for a time. During these years he worked in the watermelon fields and raised his own sheep on his family farm.
Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car in Aloha
A woman was sent to the hospital with critical injuries after a car hit her in Aloha early this week. The Washington County Sheriff's office received a call around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, reporting that a pedestrian was struck while attempting to cross Southwest 185th Avenue at Southwest Blanton Street. According to authorities, a 68-year-old woman was either in the area of an unmarked crosswalk or just outside of...
‘I’m glad we’re getting our asses kicked’ - O’Ward
The Grand Prix of Portland was yet another head-scratching event for one of the NTT IndyCar Series four biggest teams, as Arrow McLaren was absent when it mattered while setting the grid on Saturday and missing again in the final results for Sunday’s 110-lap race. Alexander Rossi qualified 17th and finished 12th. Pato O’Ward qualified 22nd and finished 15th. Nolan Siegel started 23rd and placed 21st.
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