Estacada library board rejects limit on Internet access for minors

By Evan Jensen /
The Estacada News
Wed, Sep 1, 2010

The Estacada Public Library Board of Trustees rejected a request from a parent and library patron last week to provide parents with the ability to …

Forest Grove school year begins on shaky financial ground

By Nancy Townsley /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
Updated Sep 1, 2010

After the long Labor Day weekend, school bells will ring once again next week in Forest Grove, Banks and Gaston. Teachers have been hired, …

Oregon Aero owners exercise adaptation to tackle health frontier By Stover E. Harger III / The South County Spotlight Wed, Sep 1, 2010 Updated Sep 1, 2010 It was one of those quintessential lightbulb-over-the-head moments. Casey Dennis, under instruction from his brother, Mike Dennis, who owns Oregon …

Police make arrest in killing made to look like suicide

By Christian Gaston /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
Updated Sep 1, 2010

Joshua David Nicholas was scheduled to be released on Aug. 27 from prison, but Forest Grove Police had other plans. Instead of going free, Nicholas …

Dual-fuel system is a real gas in St. Helens By Tyler Graf / The South County Spotlight Wed, Sep 1, 2010 Updated Sep 1, 2010 One year after city officials in St. Helens decided to convert three of the city’s fleet vehicles to a compressed natural gas dual-fuel system …

New nook for books

By Evan Jensen / The Estacada News
Wed, Sep 1, 2010

When Book Nook Manager Linda Arnett learned the building that has housed thousands of donated books for the last 18 years and has helped raise money …

Volunteers shed light on Southwest community garden By Claire Oliver / The Southwest Community Connection Wed, Sep 1, 2010 HAYHURST – Portland just got a little greener. Measuring 7,200 square feet, new garden space was added to the Vermont Hills Community Garden …

Gas tax won’t make fall ballot in Cornelius

By Christian Gaston / The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
Updated Sep 1, 2010

Voters won’t get a chance to weigh in (again) on a two-cent-per gallon gas tax in Cornelius until 2012. A Monday ruling by Washington County …

Health board critical of DHS’ delayed hospital decision

By Tyler Graf / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Sep 1, 2010
Updated Sep 1, 2010

The Columbia County Health District will have to wait another month for a decision from the Oregon Department of Health and Human Services regarding …