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News stories for Wed, Mar 10, 2010


TriMet’s riderships goes up in February

(News - March 9, 2010 - (none))

Wheeler ‘well prepared for challenges’ as new state treasurer

UPDATE • Former Treasurer Jim Hill tosses his hat into race for the statewide post

(News - March 9, 2010 - (none))

Hundreds line up to run for statewide offices

(News - March 9, 2010 - (none))

KPAM lineup shuffle puts Taft on talk show frontlines

(News - March 8, 2010 - (none))

Hillsboro lawmaker’s Web site invaded by virtual strippers

Rep. Chuck Riley says he doesn’t know why a site affiliated with him points to a defunct online ‘strip club’

(News - March 8, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund dies

60-year-old former legislator is hailed as a state leader

(News - March 7, 2010 - (none))

‘Rock hounds’ gather at mineral show this month

(News - March 4, 2010 - (none))

HART stages ‘Philadelphia Story’

Hillsboro troupe’s take on 1930s Hollywood hit allows actors to ‘unfold’

(News - March 4, 2010 - Debby De Carlo)

Forest Grove firefighters host training excercises

(News - March 4, 2010 - (none))

Forest Grove establishes reserve officer program

(News - March 4, 2010 - (none))

Ten years after alleged abuse, Roy man faces sex charges

Police say Keith Duyck abused a 14-year-old runaway who stayed with him

(News - March 4, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Cornelius offers online credit card utility billing

(News - March 4, 2010 - (none))

County spins off patented science biz

Clean Water Institute is a nonprofit aimed at turning a green idea into a cashflow

(News - March 4, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Reserves designated: it’s a wrap

Metro, counties agree on urban and rural reserve maps, though rumblings of legal hurdles are still being voiced by opponents

(News - March 4, 2010 - Steve Law)

How ’bout a big swine smooch?

Fulfilling a pledge to his students, Banks Elementary School principal puckers up for a pig

(News - March 4, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Board to hear construction bond proposal March 15

Voters could be asked to approve $60 million to $70 million tax levy in November

(News - March 4, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

GOP hopes to gain seats in county

As national sentiment wanes, local Republicans hope for a boost in the suburbs

(News - March 4, 2010 - Steve Law)

Forest Grove’s own wins Miss Black Oregon

Kari Herinckx, a 2004 Forest Grove High School graduate, bests 12 others in state contest for the crown, earning a trip to WashingtonD.C. to compete for Miss Black U.S.A. title

(News - March 4, 2010 - Debby De Carlo)

Who’d quit their job to run against Wu? David Robinson

Former Hillsboro Fleet director is gunning for incumbent Congressman’s job in May primary, Wu’s first serious challenger since 2004

(News - March 4, 2010 - Jessica Bania)

Board mulls bond levy Monday night

Replacing a sagging Joseph Gale School could cost $16 million all by itself

(News - March 4, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Fern Hill students grab soccer trophy

‘City Stars’ from Boys & Girls Club are Portland area champions

(News - March 4, 2010 - (none))

Charter school drops 11th grade as contract renewal talks continue

Lack of space cited for decision at critical time for school

(News - March 4, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Tsunami alert lifted for Oregon Coast

UPDATE: National Weather Service says region still should watch for rising water

(News - February 27, 2010 - (none))

MAX train kills woman crossing tracks at SW 173rd Ave.

(News - February 26, 2010 - (none))

Gaston ready for annual dinner, auction

Students join longtime cook and auctioneer in planning Grad Night fundraiser

(News - February 25, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

‘Doubt’ brings powerful performance to town

Audience will come up with its own questions, answers after seeing TITG play

(News - February 25, 2010 - Debby De Carlo)

Schools doing ‘more with less’

Superintendent pronounces her work ‘exciting, challenging’ after first eight months

(News - February 25, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

School chief’s evaluation to focus on results

She’s only led the district for eight months, but board will judge Yvonne Curtis’ performance March 1

(News - February 25, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Pup lost, then found in Hillsboro

A Cedar Hills woman calls police after her young dog goes missing from car

(News - February 25, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Metro designates 28,000 acres for future urban growth

Decision provides a 50-year land-use map for the region

(News - February 25, 2010 - Steve Law)

A yen for Pokemon

Jeremiah Stephens, 12, who has Asperger’s syndrome, starts a club for kids who love the game

(News - February 25, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Public defender replaces judge

(News - February 25, 2010 - (none))

Candidates line up for May races

Avamere head aims for Riley’s House seat; third candidate joins race for County Commissioner

(News - February 25, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Metro head: Reserves bill ill-timed

House bill adds noise to final week of urban-rural reserves debate

(News - February 25, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

PCC’s first president DeBernardis dies

Local education leader declared that ‘students come first’

(News - February 23, 2010 - (none))

‘America’s Got Talent’ stops in Portland for auditions

NBC show takes a look at acts in the Northwest during the weekend

(News - February 23, 2010 - (none))

Oregon Health Plan invites 2,000 on reservation list to join

(News - February 22, 2010 - (none))

State joins NW cheese product recall

(News - February 19, 2010 - (none))

Dog stolen from Target parking lot in Hillsboro

UPDATE: 18-month-old Bella found by Vernonia woman

(News - February 19, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Earth-friendly ideas make burials green

A Washington County teacher’s offbeat lecture tells folks how they can be eco-conscious cadavers

(News - February 17, 2010 - Jessie Kirk)

‘Doubt’ blends themes of trust, betrayal

Forest Grove production takes on issues of power, sexual impropriety

(News - February 17, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

‘Cracked Pots’ show set March 6 in Forest Grove

‘UnGarden’ event showcases nonprofit environmental arts group

(News - February 17, 2010 - (none))

Hillsboro has $4,000 – does anyone have public artwork?

(News - February 17, 2010 - (none))

Tom McCall students raise $1,000 for Haiti

Field trip to Mercy Corps to follow fundraiser

(News - February 17, 2010 - (none))

‘Grease’ showcases song, dance and surprises

A Forest Grove High School cast of 55 brings 1950s nostalgia to the stage, and the local community, with a G-rated version of 1972 musical

(News - February 17, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Waste Management employees give $1,500 to domestic violence shelter

Workers forego holiday parties and instead pull out their wallets

(News - February 17, 2010 - (none))

Laying down the law

Without a police force of its own, the city of Banks pays for coverage from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in a deal both organizations describe as a win-win

(News - February 17, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Brian set to deliver state of the county address Feb. 25

Breakfast forum features three-term commission chair, who’s leaving his post

(News - February 17, 2010 - (none))

Should lawmakers meet each year? Ask Facebook

Hillsboro Republican Bruce Starr uses the web site to stoke conversation about bills

(News - February 17, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

It’s official: Duyck’s in race for County chair position

Supporters turn in 700 signatures urging commissioner on to the May ballot

(News - February 17, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Police nab man in gang sweep

Cops say effort to put pressure on gang members is calming violence

(News - February 17, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Ballots go out Friday for gas tax in Cornelius

Even if voters approve the tax, opponents say they’ll sue to overturn it

(News - February 17, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Hieter memorial raises $3,000

Gaston residents open their wallets and their hearts after Josh Hieter died being a Good Samaritan at a crash site

(News - February 17, 2010 - (none))

PGE asks state for 7.4 percent rate increase in 2011

(News - February 16, 2010 - (none))

Counties split up on urban reserve talks

With discussions at an impasse, counties decide to negotiate directly with Metro

(News - February 10, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

It’s LNG deja vu in the Oregon Legislature

Three bills that mirror proposals that failed last year are back, but will they get traction?

(News - February 10, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

From shooting victim to shooting suspect

Police arrest a man shot in Cornelius for a shooting in Forest Grove

(News - February 10, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Jobless rate falls to 9.7 percent

(News - February 10, 2010 - (none))

Take that, Shakespeare

Hillsboro troupe pairs ‘Shrew’ with John Fletcher’s rebuttal creation

(News - February 10, 2010 - (none))

Halcyon Trio to perform at Linfield

(News - February 10, 2010 - (none))

St. Bede’s sets pancake supper

(News - February 10, 2010 - (none))

Pacific stages ‘Laramie Project’ this week

(News - February 10, 2010 - (none))

Veteran services agency seeks volunteers

County wants to turn veterans’ paper files into electronic data

(News - February 10, 2010 - (none))

Last call at Basco’s

A Cornelius landmark for 30 years, Basco’s Burgers is shutting down on Friday following a 40 percent drop in sales and with it goes a signature sandwich, famous fry sauce and a lot of memories

(News - February 10, 2010 - Christian Gaston)

Forest Grove nonprofit grabs $75,000 grant for startups

Adelante Mujeres gains wider attention as it expands business programs to aid the Latino community

(News - February 10, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

Forest Grove School Board mulls bond measure

District officials think about replacing one tax measure that’s set to expire with a new one

(News - February 10, 2010 - Nancy Townsley)

TriMet ‘has no choice’ in $27 million budget cuts

Transit agency could eliminate four lines, cut frequency, raise fares to balance 2011 budget

(News - February 9, 2010 - Jim Redden)

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