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Lake Oswego School District at the top of Oregon school rankings
Everyone likes being called the best. Even the Lake Oswego School District. On Monday, Sept. 30, Niche —, an online ranking and review company that profiles schools, school districts, colleges and universities — announced its annual rankings of Best Schools and Districts for 2025. Lake Oswego School District was ranked first in the following categories: Best School Districts in Oregon, Best Places to Teach in Oregon and Best Teachers in...
Wilsonville Fall Harvest Festival coming soon
Wilsonville residents can join in fall festivities at the Harvest Festival later this month. The event will be held between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Stein-Boozier Barn in Murase Plaza. According to the city website, free Wilsonville-grown pumpkins will be available along with a petting zoo, horse and carriage rides, a kids costume parade, live music and more. Parking is “extremely limited,” the website said, so residents are encouraged to drop off family members in the Murase Plaza roundabout and park in nearby parking lots. More information can be found on the city’s website.
Portland bar is offering ‘robust reward’ of 1 free beer for return of stolen 12-foot skeleton
The Tough Luck Bar in Portland’s Woodlawn neighborhood is seeking the return of Mr. Bones, its 12-foot skeleton. Dressed in a 5XL Portland Trail Blazers jersey and Santa hat, Mr. Bones had proudly perched on the bar’s rooftop for nearly two years. John Naekel, who co-owns Tough Luck...
Oregon County Files First-Ever Climate Deception Lawsuit Against Gas Utility
Multnomah County in Oregon on Monday added NW Natural to the list of defendants in its climate deception lawsuit, making the company the first-ever gas utility to face a climate lawsuit. The county, which encompasses Portland, sued an array of fossil fuel interests last year for deceiving the public about the dangers of their products. It's one of dozens of climate lawsuits municipalities and states around the United States have filed in recent years in a bid to hold the Big Oil accountable. None have yet reached a trial. The Multnomah County lawsuit is unique in that it seeks damages...
Portland kicks off work week with sunshine, high near 80, but showers are possible by Tuesday
Sunday’s warm, sunny weather will overflow into the work week as Monday stays clear and warms to about 80 degrees in Portland. But the National Weather Service says summer-like weather only hangs on for one more day. Forecasters say conditions will gradually trend cooler Tuesday through Friday with temperatures holding right around average due to a series of decaying Pacific fronts that will bring increasing clouds and several chances of light rain showers, especially along the coast.
Mysterious flashing streetlights confounded downtown workers for months. It had an easy fix
For at least several months, the streetlights along Southwest Alder Street in downtown behaved erratically. Every day at dusk, according to the people who work at the bars, restaurants and hotels in a four-block area along the street, the lights turned on and off for several minutes, or longer. “As...
Portland police seek $2.3 million to cover overtime costs related to possible protests
The Portland Police Bureau is requesting up to $2.3 million in city discretionary funds to cover projected overtime costs associated with possible Election Day protests and others. The request is part of the city of Portland’s fall budget monitoring process, which the City Council will consider at Wednesday’s meeting....
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