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See all homes sold in Clackamas County, May 20 to May 26
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Clackamas County reported from May 20 to May 26. There were 58 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,063-square-foot home on Southeast 11th Avenue in Canby that sold for $595,000.
Gresham honors fallen soldiers during pair of Memorial Day ceremonies
Bobbie Paschall, Otis Wiley Jr., Thomas Loos, Roger Updegrave, Eugene Packard, William Rogers, Carl Butler, Floyed Kikel, Robert Ison, George Moore, Jess Salsma, Ernest Marshall, Benjamin Bachman, Richard Irish, Iga Moore, Wilifred Long, Howard Gustafson, Theodore Dodson, Lawrence Carey, Paul Rohart, Robert Joyner, Wallace Patterson, Christopher Patterson, William Peden, Joe Peden, Melvin Bayless, Randy Arronson, Gene McNeil, Jack French, John Stobart, Robert Nelson. Those were the military personnel who were buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery & Mausoleum, off downtown Gresham, in the past year. They...
Portland area tax measures overwhelmingly approved at May 21 election
Portland area voters were surprisingly generous with the tax dollars at the May 21 primary election. Only one spending measure on the ballot was defeated in late unofficial results – a $149 million bond measure proposed by the Estacada School District. All of the others in the tri-county region passed, some by large margins. They included renewed or new property tax dollars for the Oregon Zoo, Portland Public Schools, the Portland Bureau of Transportation, flood protection along the Columbia River, and several public safety and...
Vasquez plans to expand theft task forces, addiction treatment in MultCo DA’s office
After a contentious race, Nathan Vasquez will succeed Mike Schmidt as Multnomah County district attorney in January-- aiming to build community relationships, expand theft task forces, and find ways to address the drug crisis.
Rose Festival Court joins East County princesses for high tea ceremony
A roomful of princesses, and a few princes, enjoyed an afternoon of tea in East Multnomah County during an annual tradition. The 2024 Rose Festival Court joined high tea service Friday, May 24, at Courtyard Fountains, 1545 S.E. 223rd Ave. The rosy royalty introduced themselves to their delighted hosts, then spread throughout the room to chat, share stories, take photos, and enjoy some tea and treats. “Thank you for hosting...
OPINION: Clackamas County reduced homelessness by 65% — here's how
Years of failed policies and empty promises have conditioned Oregonians to accept the homelessness crisis as an unavoidable reality. Residents have been forced to endure lower living standards, businesses have suffered debilitating losses and — most tragically — those experiencing homelessness have been abandoned in their most desperate moments. By rejecting the disastrous Portland Creep in favor of rational and effective policies, Clackamas County has successfully reduced homelessness by 65% between 2019 and 2023. We have far exceeded our annual goals thanks to the hard...
House Republican leader, whose district includes Gresham and Sandy, used minor ballot delivery delay to question election integrity
Oregon’s House Republican leader sent state election officials scrambling the week of May 13, after he used a minor delay in delivering mailed ballots to clerks in two counties to raise doubts about the integrity of the state’s voting system. Rep. Jeff Helfrich’s district includes Gresham and Sandy. Tuesday, May 21, is Oregon’s statewide primary election. The short delays county clerks in Douglas and Lincoln counties experienced were caused by...
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