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Woodburn eyes food-cart rule changes
The city of Woodburn understands that it needs to set guidelines for food carts, but it doesn’t want to do so in a manner that hinders those already in business. That is the line that the Woodburn City Council straddled on Monday, June 24, when it pored over the topic and heard testimony from city planners and a couple of food cart owners/operators. Woodburn Planning Commission deliberated on food carts multiple times over this past spring before city planners brought a tentatively proposed ordinance before...
3 years since deadly heat dome in Northwest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Friday marked three years since a deadly heat dome shattered records across the Pacific Northwest. On June 28, 2021, Portland hit 116 degrees. In Salem it was 117 degrees. More than 200 people died in Oregon and Washington. The extreme weather even led to some...
Salem to use red light, speed cameras at 2 more high-traffic intersections
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Salem will begin enforcing speed and red light laws with cameras at two additional intersections starting Monday, the Salem Police Department announced Friday. Salem currently uses traffic enforcement cameras at four high-volume intersections. Next week, speed detection will be enabled at two intersections that are designated...
$2.7 million grant for Front Street could reshape future of north downtown Salem
A $2.7 million federal grant could mean big things for transforming the industrial section of north downtown Salem into a walkable, bikeable community with housing, businesses and entertainment. On Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the recipients of the $1.8-billion Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. ...
Newberg school budget passed, but amendments likely going forward
The Newberg-Dundee school board has adopted a budget for the 2024-25 school year, but that doesn’t mean its work is done. Interim finance director Gayellyn Jacobson reported to the board at its June 24 meeting that the district would end the 2023-24 fiscal year with a negative $1.7 million ending fund balance, a stark departure from previous years when the district had positive balances in the millions of dollars. She...
Wilsonville memorial, exhibit to Korean War opens for those know 'the cost and sacrifice of war'
WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Work on the new Oregon Korean War Interpretive Center started back in 2020, funded by donations, including gifts from the government of South Korea. The center features artifacts from battles, interactive maps and stories of combat from Oregon veterans. Walter Fultz was just 17 when he...
Longtime parks board director Don Loving honored by CPRD
Don Loving has joined a very exclusive club. The member of the Chehalem Park and Recreation board of directors for more than three decades was named Honorary Board Member for Life at the body’s June 27 meeting. The resolution to bestow the honor was moved by board member Jason Fields, seconded by Chair Matt Smith and approved unanimously by the five-person board. The board paused its meeting to recognize Loving,...
Ten West Linn-Wilsonville School District schools will receive free meals next year
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District announced that students at 10 of the district’s 16 schools will receive free meals during the 2024-25 school year. Made possible through Oregon’s Community Eligibility Provision, these schools will provide free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students. The program is meant to make it easier for students to receive meal benefits. Instead of each student applying for free and reduced meals, the Oregon Department of Education extends that eligibility to the entire student population using demographic data. ...
Salem's Abigail Hoppe crowned Miss Oregon
Our state has a new Miss Oregon, and it’s Abigail Hoppe of Salem. Hoppe was crowned the new Miss Oregon at a ceremony Saturday, June 29 in Seaside. She succeeds Allison Burke of Tigard. Hoppe, who was Miss Three Rivers in the competition, wins a $15,000 scholarship and a prize package worth more than $150,000 in awards and gifts. She’ll represent our state in the Miss America competition. ...
Canby doles out Community Enhancement Grants to projects
The City of Canby has awarded $48,000 to local community projects as part of the 2023-2024 Community Enhancement Grant program. The Community Enhancement Grant program was created to assist in funding nonprofits, not-for-profit organizations, city boards and committees, neighborhood associations, and homeowners associations. The grant can be spent on projects, programs, and events which improve and enrich Canby. The City of Canby awarded Community Enhancement Grants to the following projects: ...
Sherwood City Council moves to make Craig Sheldon next city manager
If all goes as planned, Sherwood could have a new city manager who already has two decades of experience working for the city. During a June 18 work session, the Sherwood City Council discussed its next steps as it moves to hire Craig Sheldon — who was named city manager pro-tem late last year — as its next city manager. Council members discussed Sheldon’s performance over the last half year...
Expanded hours: Canby announces changes to Civic Center times
The City of Canby will expand Monday through Friday operations at the Civic Center – 222 NE 2nd Ave. – effective Monday, July 1. The Civic Center’s expanded hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment from 8 to 9 a.m. The Canby Civic Center houses administration, finance, economic development, planning, and the municipal court. The extension allows city staff to offer greater...
LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Out and about with Sherwood Public Library
Enjoy your summer travels and activities with free Always Available Audiobooks and e-books with the Libby app by OverDrive. Enjoy titles for all ages and in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and more — thanks to Washington County Cooperative Library Services. Get started at wccls.org/e-books or ask us for help. Thank you, summer reading sponsors: State Library of Oregon, Washington County Cooperative Library Services, city of Sherwood, Helping Hands, Friends of the Sherwood Library, Community Action, Handel’s Ice Cream, Sherwood School District, Rotary Club of...
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