With a building that’s more than 50 years old, and separate owners of land and building, the City of Canby’s question regarding the Canby Swim Center has always been how much of an investment should be made. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the Canby City Council and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met in a work session to ask just that question – and came up with some answers. “Our conversation...

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 ‘WICKED’ — It's currently the fourth-longest running show in Broadway history, and “Wicked” celebrates its 20th anniversary on Broadway in 2024. The touring show stages at Keller Auditorium, Oct. 16-Nov. 3, as the second show of the Broadway in Portland season. The story looks at what happened in the Land of Oz — but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, another young woman is born with emerald-green skin and is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possesses an extraordinary talent....

The 2024 Oregon high school football season is in full swing for 2024 as week six continues league play with a few nonleague matchups here and there. Another week means teams across the state will be in getting in on the action between Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and we've got you covered on final scores. Bookmark this tab and stay tuned for final scores throughout the three nights from across...

Three young women have been selected who will represent what is billed as the nation’s largest Fourth of July rodeo. Following what is termed as a “pageant” that included personal interviews, speeches and demonstrations of horsemanship, Tigard resident Macy Montgomery has been selected as queen of the 2025 annual St. Paul Rodeo. Joining her will be princesses Anna Baumholtz of Dayton and Stayton resident Morgan Brownell. “The royal court will...

Crime, drugs and homelessness are wreaking havoc on small businesses in Portland and Clackamas County, a small group of business owners told U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, on Wednesday. The event in an Oregon City wedding venue followed the same script Chavez-DeRemer used at the handful of other discussions she allowed reporters to attend this year: She asked the five business owners and Portland Police Sgt. Aaron Schmautz — president of the Oregon Coalition of Police and Sheriffs, which has endorsed her in her reelection...

Oregonians have another tool to keep track of the state’s work to expand the state’s behavioral health system. Oregon is set to add by the end of 2026 another 465 beds for people in need of residential mental health or addiction treatment, according to projections on a new online dashboard that Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Health Authority released on Wednesday. That amounts to about 13% of the 3,700...

We're five weeks into the Oregon high school football season, and it's never too early to think about the playoffs. Here, we take a look at which teams are currently in position to make the postseason if the season were to end today using the playoff qualifications outlined by the OSAA. Class 6A is broken into two brackets once again this year, but with a bit of a different look...

As a way to assess its land for urban readiness and to potentially show other state and regional leaders the need for expansion, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners agreed at a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9 to complete a Developable-Ready Land Strategy. Through this effort, the county will examine both rural land within the urban growth boundary and urban reserves, which are planned for development in the next 50 years. ...

October 21, 1966 – September 20, 2024 - Chris - “Pissy” to his friends - could most often be found in the kitchen or at the barbecue, kvetching about the amount of time his latest self-imposed project was taking. Though he was habitually busy, he always made time for those he cared about, sharing smiles with a wicked sense of humor that could brighten anyone's day. He is survived by his two children, and more friends than we can count.

Your Oregon News asked readers in an unofficial survey where their favorite coffee spots are. Of about 47 respondents, 96% said they love coffee. Some of the top mentions of favorite coffee shops in Oregon include Insomnia Coffee Co. in Hillsboro, Beaverton's AVA Roasteria, Grants Pass-founded Dutch Bros., and Chapters Books and Coffee in Newberg. While Newberg is also home to the super-cute Coffee Cat Coffeehouse, here are more of...

First-term Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum traded blows over abortion, crime and citizen engagement during their first debate on Tuesday. The hourlong debate on Portland-based KOIN 6 News gave voters from Portland to Bend their first opportunity to hear directly from the candidates in a race that could decide control of the U.S. House. They’ll have two more televised matchups in the next week — Chavez-DeRemer and Bynum will meet Thursday on Bend-based KTVZ and next Tuesday on Central Oregon...

Oregon’s governor and top elections official are calling for an independent external audit of the state’s automatic voter registration system after the Motor Vehicles Services Division found another 302 people were incorrectly registered to vote. The latest numbers, included in an “after-action” report Gov. Tina Kotek requested from the DMV, join an earlier 1,259 people who were registered to vote despite not providing proof of citizenship when they obtained driver’s licenses. At least 10 of those individuals voted, though election officials have since determined that...

OSAAtoday has released its Oct. 7 statewide girls soccer coaches polls in all classifications. The poll drops every other Monday during the fall season. Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes. First-place votes are in parentheses, while a team's preseason ranking is in bracket. Record listed is...

Oregon and more than a dozen other states are suing the social media giant TikTok for allegedly harming children with its short-form video app. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said TikTok's business model exploits and harms young people through deceptive and manipulative practices aimed at keeping people addicted to the platform. “Social media companies, out of basic greed, intentionally design their platforms to addict users and...

Clackamas Community College is the recipient of two grants that will enhance student support services and transportation assistance. These new resources will help ensure that students have access to the guidance and support they need to succeed, both in and out of the classroom. AmeriCorps Connect2Complete Equitable Pathways Program The first award is through the...

Keeping the Molalla River Corridor clean and ready for those who access the area has always been of utmost importance to the folks at Molalla River Watch. That tradition continued during its recent 31st annual Fall Molalla River Clean-up and Enhancement project. Molalla River Watch staff, 28 volunteers and a trio of Bureau of Land Management staff, as well as members of the Clackamas County Parks Department and Dumpstoppers descended on Feyrer Park on Sept. 28 to tend to the needs of the corridor. ...

For nearly a year, Loran Beck believed he did not belong in an Oregon state prison – even though Oregon’s governor sent him there. On Sept. 19, a Multnomah County District Court judge found that Beck, not the governor, was correct. After Judge Michael Greenlick heard the case, he ordered Beck’s immediate release. “I don’t want to spend another day drafting an opinion if it’s going to delay his release...

The Oregon School Activities Association's delegate assembly voted on Monday, Oct. 7, to designate girls flag football as an emerging activity. The sport met the threshold of 25 schools to be eligible for the vote. It will be considered an emerging activity for the next two years, and if it reaches 50 schools by the end of that period, it would be eligible to become an officially sanctioned OSAA sport. ...

Interest rates have officially dropped and headlines everywhere are talking about how the housing market is about to heat up like we haven’t seen in a few years. For those of us who are not in the market for a new home, though, it feels like the rate drop is for everyone else. But that is not the case. Interest rates dropping don’t only make mortgages more affordable, they also...

Can a factory race-ready performance car ever serve as a daily driver? In the case of the 2024 Nissan Z NISMO, the answer is a surprising yes, at least much of the time. I did not think that when I tested a 2020 370Z NISMO, the last year of the previous generation of Nissan’s long running sports car. Although I enjoyed the 350 horsepower produced by its normally-aspirated 3.7-liter V6 and optional six-speed manual transmission, the ride was so stiff that I described it as...