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Community reacts to WL murder-suicide

Officers who responded to police station shooting still affected by inability to help

West Linn police officials say little can be learned from last week’s shooting in the parking lot of the police station – other than it …

City plans $41 million budget

Several short-term loans this next year and a capital bond are part of city’s planning

When West Linn City Manager Chris Jordan presented the fiscal 2009 budget to the city council at a recent meeting, he was giving the panel mainly …

Schools bond ‘a tough sell’

District feeling the squeeze from growth, needs keep increasing

The school board is beginning to feel the squeeze due to growth. It has been almost six years since the last capital bond measure was approved, …

Time for the FARMERS MARKET

The West Linn Farmer’s Market kicked off its third year of existence Tuesday with a new name, new day and a renewed dedication to providing …

Newcomers make up District 38 race

Two newcomers are facing off for the Democrat nomination to represent Lake Oswego in the Oregon House, giving voters a choice between a local …

Register youngest students now

Early learning is important to children’s development, according to Jane Stickney, deputy superintendent for the West Linn-Wilsonville School …

Candidates for Clackamas County Commissioner Position No. 5

This is the third part of a three-part series looking at the 15 candidates for the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. Today’s installment details the candidates for position No. 5. Information is compiled by the Pamplin Media Group.

Lori DeRemer Bio-graphy: 40, married to Dr. Shawn DeRem-er, twin 13-year-old daughters: Emilie and Annie; Hometown: Happy Valley; political …

City council accepting applications for vacancy

Council will nominate replacement for Mike Gates, who abruptly resigned last week

Acting quickly to fill the city council vacancy created by the unexpected resignation of Mike Gates, the council decided Monday night that it would …

Girl finds trio of burglars in her home

West Linn police were left wondering Friday, May 2 what makes residential burglary something a criminal chooses to do midday in full view of all …

Police log

Information for the public safety column comes from public records of the West Linn Police Department. Police recently filed reports on the …

What's Happening

THURSDAY, MAY 8 · OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION – 7 p.m. Contact Craig Stephens for location of meeting, craigattbi@yahoo.com or …

Race to replace Hooley a national slugfest

Until February, the script for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District race appeared to be a ho-hum rerun of 2006. Democratic incumbent …

Chimps, doves & JANE GOODALL

Famed peace messenger pays visit to West Linn High School and Marylhurst

Jane Goodall tends to draw a crowd. That was remarkably apparent at the famed anthropologist’s speech at Marylhurst University on April …

Fed up WL city councilor walks out of meeting, resigns

‘People are fighting over nothing,’ said a bone-tired Mike Gates

West Linn resident and public servant Mike Gates has resigned from the West Linn City Council. Late in Monday night’s meeting, Gates scribbled …

Clinton wows locals

The former president brings wife’s campaign message to Oregon City High School

Former President Bill Clinton, stumping for his wife’s campaign, treated audience members from all over Clackamas County to a 30-minute, …

Police Log

Information for the public safety column comes from public records of the West Linn Police Department. Police recently filed reports on the …

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Emma Bach, 8, pets Caterina the dog as her sister Amy, 5, looks on. Barbara Miller sits with her dog and helps the children with difficult words.

Voters to decide fate of street fee

The city of West Linn wants to levy more property taxes totaling more than $6.5 million over a five-year period. The question is Measure 3-285 on …

West Linn ballot measures

The following annexation proposals came before the West Linn City Council Feb. 11 for their final hearing before the May 20 primary election. Five …

Investigation continues in LO condo fire

Police and fire officials are still investigating the cause of a fire that roared through a condominium in Lake Oswego’s First Addition …

Obituary

Maria Holmes Maria Holmes died April 30, 2008 of cancer. She was 50. Mrs. Holmes was born Jan. 20, 1958, in Dreux, France to George and Martha …

Woman dies in Lake Oswego condo fire

Teenage son jumps from second-story window to escape

A 56-year-old woman is dead after fire roared through her condominium in Lake Oswego’s First Addition neighborhood. Carol Frank’s son …

JUSTICE WAITS

Sentencing delayed again for former West Linn man who bilked at least $24 million

He stared straight ahead. People he had known for 10 years, 20 years – people he had once called friends but whom he had swindled out of …

Coyote seminar to be held in LO

One thing that everyone should know about the influx of coyotes into West Linn and Lake Oswego is this: You had better get used to them. As Capt. …

Two dead in daytime shooting at police station

West Linn police sift through evidence in department parking lot where a man killed his estranged wife

A woman heading to the West Linn Police Department for help in a domestic dispute was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon, April 29, in the …

High school film draws scathing review from police

Officers respond to call of ‘armed and bloodied people’ only to find students filming project

West Linn police were shocked last week when they arrived at a scene that instantly appeared to be a major crime in progress. They responded to the …

Candidates for Clackamas County Commissioner Position No. 3

This is the second part of a three-part series looking at the 15 candidates for the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. Today’s installment details the candidates for position No. 4. Candidate profiles for Position No. 5 will run in the May 8 T

David Mowry Biography: David Mowry, 56, lives in unincorporated North Clackamas County and is a business and public affairs consultant. Mowry …

Gunshot victim charged with car break-in

A man with a two-month-old gunshot wound was arrested by West Linn police at 8 a.m. Thursday and charged with breaking into a car in Lake Oswego …

What's Happening

THURSDAY, MAY 1 · NEWCOMERS WELCOME CLUB – Meet and greet coffee. For time and place of gathering, call Noelle McEwen at 503-495-3841. · …

Obituaries

Janice (Jan) Tirrill Oregon City resident Janice Irene Tirrill died April 5, 2008 of breast cancer. She was 66. Known as Janny or Jan, Mrs. …

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