Casino backers give up, for now

Wood Village mayor ready to move on

By Shannon Wells / Pamplin Media Group Mon, May 5, 2008
Updated May 6, 2008

Citing timing and events beyond their control, two Lake Oswego businessmen say they will not pursue signature gathering to place a Wood Village …

Gresham’s farmers market opens

The 22nd edition will include vendor with

By Mara Stine /
The Gresham Outlook
Tue, May 6, 2008
Updated May 6, 2008

We all know that farmers markets are a great place to score fresh produce, flowers and plants. But rabbit meat? That’s right. At this …

Yep, expert says spring weather was colder than usual

By Sharon Nesbit /
Pamplin Media Group
Tue, May 6, 2008
Updated May 8, 2008

It’s official. We had a cold spring. George Miller, retired weather forecaster and author of books on local weather, has the numbers. Miller …

Golfer jumps out of the way of driverless van

Driver jumped out after failing to negotiate turn

By Mara Stine /
The Gresham Outlook
Tue, May 6, 2008

A golfer narrowly escaped injury in Boring when an out-of-control van without a driver careened onto the course Sunday, May 4. Clackamas County …

Eagle Creek’s Phillip Foster Farm gains $8,000 grant

Funds will be used for preserving historical information

By Sharon Nesbit /
The Gresham Outlook
Tue, May 6, 2008

The historians who run Phillip Foster Farm at Eagle Creek received an $8,000 grant in April to help set up archives from the Oregon Heritage …

Portland police arrest three in sex-for-hire ruse

Woman, boyfriend, cousin rob man at rendezvous

By Mara Stine /
Pamplin Media Group
Mon, May 5, 2008
Updated May 5, 2008

Three East County residents face charges of kidnapping and robbery after reportedly attacking a man as part of a “sex-for-money …

Gateway parade group gets ready for May 17

By Merry Mackinnon /
Pamplin Media Group
Mon, May 5, 2008
Updated May 5, 2008

Some traditions never change — for instance, parades. Gateway’s upcoming May 17 Fun-O-Rama Parade and Community Fair dates back to 1951. …

Obituaries for May 7

By Calvin Hall /
The Gresham Outlook
Tue, May 6, 2008

Maude Freda Dober Sept. 26, 1910-April 30, 2008 Former Sandy resident Maude Freda Dober, 97, died Wednesday, April 30, in Gresham. A memorial …

Obituaries for May 3

By Calvin Hall /
The Gresham Outlook
Fri, May 2, 2008

Quentin Douglas Munro Oct. 13, 1942-April 9, 2008 Portland resident Quentin Douglas Munro, 65, died Wednesday, April 9, in Gresham. A funeral Mass …

Arson suspected in four school fires

Damages are more than $200,000, including carpentry shop at Centennial High School

By Rob Cullivan / Pamplin Media Group
Mon, May 5, 2008
Updated May 5, 2008

A series of suspicious fires set in the past two weeks have cost the Centennial School District more than $200,000 in damages and heavily damaged the …

Woman arrested for interfering with grange hall shooting investigation

Police say they’re frustrated with lack of cooperation on all accounts, including from victim’s family

By Mara Stine / The Gresham Outlook
Fri, May 2, 2008

More than half a year after a fatal shooting at a local grange hall, police have arrested a woman for interfering with the investigation. At about …

East Portland

Portland’s top cop and firefighter honored

By David F. Ashton / The Gresham Outlook
Fri, May 2, 2008

The American Legion Post No. 1 meeting hall on Southeast 122nd Avenue was packed elbow-to-elbow as the annual Friendship Dinner honoring …

Local meetings for May 3

By Calvin Hall / The Gresham Outlook
Fri, May 2, 2008

MONDAY, MAY 5 East Multnomah County Transportation Committee – 7 p.m., Gresham City Hall, Oregon Trail Room, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Agenda …