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Battle Ground taekwondo takes home awards, memories in South Korea
Athletes from Master Hosuk Oh's HS Taekwondo school participated in the 2024 Moon Dae Sung Olympic Taekwondo Camp and 2024 World Olympic Taekwondo Championship in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi, South ...
Battle Ground's Jackson Hotchkiss selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB Draft
Jackson Hotchkiss, a product of the Battle Ground High School Tigers baseball team, was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft.
Spotlight’s Scott Keith wins statewide award
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association has bestowed a major award on Columbia County Spotlight reporter Scott Keith. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association presented the awards in its Better Newspaper Contest on Thursday, July 18, at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. The association recognized reporters and editors across the Portland region and the Spotlight’s sister publications for their outstanding coverage. Keith won second place in the Best Feature Story category for...
After months of roadblocks, Multnomah County chair will allow vote on critic’s ambulance staffing plan
A Multnomah County commissioner’s long-anticipated proposal to address the county’s dangerously slow ambulance response times will finally receive a public hearing this week — five months after she first tried to bring it before her commission colleagues. Commissioner Sharon Meieran sought in February to have the commission...
Mayor Selects Rene Gonzalez to Serve on Steering Committee Overseeing Joint Office of Homeless Services
After more than a year of negotiations, Multnomah County and the city of Portland approved a contract in recent weeks that lays out how the two governments will oversee the Joint Office of Homeless Services, which receives upwards of $250 million in tax dollars each year. The new contract will...
Neighbors mingled with neighbors at the Columbia County Fair and Rodeo
From watching a family friendly performance by Professor Bamboozle to viewing favorite barnyard animals, to taking in highly energized rodeo action, there were plenty of entertainment choices at the Columbia County Fair and Rodeo. The 2024 fair wrapped up its 5-day run Sunday, July 21, but not before all the fun that was had between the numerous events at the annual festival in St. Helens. At the cow barn Friday,...
Portland Engages Pride Festival Goers with Ranked-Choice Voting Education Ahead of Elections
Portlanders engaging in the vibrant hues and jubilant celebrations of Pride this year had a moment to ponder the mechanisms of their democracy amid the festivities. The City of Portland and Multnomah County made a unique appearance at the Pride Festival with interactive educative booths, not just to celebrate but also to inform. According to the City of Portland, they provided festival-goers with insights into the Nov. 5 election and the workings of ranked-choice voting.
Portland hurtles toward new era for drug possession cases: What you need to know
Multnomah County has six weeks to launch an ambitious approach to minor drug possession cases -- a high-stakes policy intended to quell public alarm over open drug use and escalating overdose deaths. The county’s policymaking has so far been overshadowed by politics and mired in public debates over requirements even...
Salem teen arrested in May homicide of man found dead along I-5
Oregon State Police have arrested a teenager who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Salem man whose body was found in May along the shoulder of Interstate 5 in Clackamas County. Police found the body of Oscar Lizardo Chaidez, 42, on May 29 on the shoulder of southbound I-5...
Fishing couple helps save 2 men stranded on their capsized boat in Columbia River Bar
ASTORIA, Ore. — A Camas father and his 11-year-old son are still missing after their boat capsized at the Columbia River Bar earlier this month. Two men, who were also on the boat, survived and were rescued thanks to a Good Samaritan. "My husband spotted what he thought were...
Pearl District Beer and Arts Fest Returns July 27th and 28th
Second-annual event returns to Portland this weekend. Backwoods Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, and several guest breweries and cider producers teamed up to produce the Pearl District Beer and Arts Fest. On Saturday, July 27th, and Sunday, July 28th, festivalgoers will enjoy beer, live music, and food trucks in Portland’s North Park Blocks. You will find more details in the press release below.
New version of MetroMap features enhanced accessibility, data, and tools
For nearly 25 years, the MetroMap application has been a vital resource for city partners, planners, developers and the public. This valuable tool allows users to explore locations in the region and learn about political boundaries, service providers, property values, environmental features and more. You can use MetroMap to access a wide range of data about properties in the region, including:
Portland Author Alissa Hattman Shortlisted for 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
Portland author Alissa Hattman has made the shortlist for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for her first novel, Sift (The 3rd Thing Press, 120 pages, $24). After an open nomination process last April in which authors and fans alike could nominate fiction novels that represented ideas reflected in Le Guin’s work, Hattman joins nine other authors on the shortlist. This year’s recipient of the prize will be chosen by a panel of authors that includes writers such as The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood and The Paper Menagerie author Ken Liu.
PSU to launch initiative to diversify semiconductor industry
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation is kickstarting a new effort at Portland State University to diversify Oregon’s burgeoning semiconductor workforce. PSU’s Diverse Internships for Semiconductor Careers program, or DISC, aims to get more Black, Indigenous and other people of color, as well as women and people from other marginalized communities, into well-paying semiconductor-related jobs. The program offers PSU students in math or chemistry tracks a paid internship in the semiconductor industry, mentorship and a slate of other services like career advising workshops and networking opportunities.
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