Earthquake swarms bring a deeper understanding
On Monday, March 1, a 45-minute-long swarm of earthquakes
occurred to the southwest of Mount Hood’s summit at a depth of approximately
one to two kilometers below sea leve... Read more
Sandy and SOLVE partner for Earth Day cleanup
The city of Sandy will team up with the environmental
nonprofit organization SOLVE for “SOLVE IT in Sandy,” an annual spring litter
clean up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sa... Read more
Levy on May ballot to fund Sheriff's Office upgrades
A levy to help fund the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
(CCSO) operations will be on the May ballot, with voters to decide on renewing
a levy that would increase the rat... Read more
Hoodland Fire teams up for live fire training
Volunteer recruits from the Hoodland Fire District (HFD)
participated in a live fire training event hosted by Estacada Fire District on
Feb. 27 at the Estacada Fire training gro... Read more
On stage: a weekend with Larry Wilder
Larry Wilder, a northwest musician known for his
entertaining performances of Americana, has played thousands of concerts,
including opening for such luminaries as Willie Nelson... Read more
Welches Schools reopen
On Thursday, Feb. 18, Debbie Ortiz dropped her five-year-old
son, James, off at Welches Schools for his first day of in-person kindergarten.
She described the process that she a... Read more
Vision of Rhody's future offered in February meeting
Clackamas County and MIG Consultants hosted a Zoom meeting
on Wednesday, Feb. 10 to present a draft of three design alternatives for the
Rhododendron Main Street Site Redevelopm... Read more
New Welches residential subdivision in early stages
Clackamas County received a pre-application conference
request on Wednesday, Feb. 3 regarding a partition/subdivision of nearly eight
acres of land south of Hwy. 26 and to the e... Read more
Retirement delivers Postmaster Brenda Manley back to her family
Brenda Manley, postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service in the
Mount Hood region, retired in February after a 30-year career serving the
mountain communities. Read more
New technology to assist Hoodland Fire
The Hoodland Fire District (HFD) expected to have three
LUCAS chest compression system devices ready to use last month, reducing close
contact emergency responders will have wit... Read more
Leather crafts for a lifetime at Dark Forest
Welches resident Jeff Curry appreciates well-crafted objects
that can last a long time, but sees us living in a society that is more focused
on buying stuff that will quickly be... Read more
The 'Ives' of March at Nutz-n-Boltz
Kelly Lazenby, Artistic Director of Boring’s Nutz-n-Boltz
Theater Company (NNB), notes that the short plays by David Ives that will be
performed as readings in March will ... Read more
Senior Center's future in current location at risk
The Hoodland Senior Center faces an uncertain future as
Clackamas County considers ending ownership of the building the center has
occupied since 2012. &... Read more
Angela Brandenburg takes over as the new County Sheriff
Angela Brandenburg took over as the Clackamas County Sheriff
last month, following the retirement of Craig Roberts after 16 years on the
job. Brandenburg is the 33rd county sher... Read more
Commissioner Mark Shull asked to resign
Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull, who defeated Ken
Humberston in the November election and was sworn in earlier in January, was
censured by the Clackamas County Board of... Read more
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