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St. Helens installs road cameras for transportation planning
St. Helens residents may spot new cameras along city roads, but they're not meant to catch speeding drivers. The Oregon Department of Transportation has installed cameras at various locations in St. Helens to collect traffic data, with devices set up along Columbia Boulevard, Highway 30, Gable Road and Old Portland Road. Funded by a $300,000 grant from the Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program, the data will be used to...
Supporting the arts: Columbia County organizations receive boost from state grants
Two state grant programs bolstered more than 300 nonprofit arts organizations in Oregon — two of which are based in Columbia County. In the 2022-23 fiscal year, Oregon’s arts and culture sector contributed about $829 million to the state economy, according to a national study conducted by Americans for the Arts. Nearly nine million people attended related events, spending about $39 each excluding admission costs. About 10% of audiences were visitors to the area. ...
SHOESTRING PLAYERS: It's time for haunted happenings, courtesy of your local theater troupe
What is Halloween, if not a form of theater? Donning costumes, from simple accessories to great elaborate outfits, even taking on traits of our favorite characters. The streets and porches of our neighborhoods become the stage upon which the children play, adults gathering in their own personified costumes at house parties and local hotspots. And what is the Spirit of Halloweentown festival, if not a time to celebrate the cinematic theater of the movie, the actors who brought the story to life, its legacy, and...
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