Maywood Park News

This is taken from a conversation with two Oregon National Guard soldiers, Sgt. Edward Kane, 33, a former Marine from Maywood Park, and 2nd Lt.

Gresham City Councilor Shirley Craddick has filed to run for the Metro Council next year.

Multnomah County residents will likely get the distinction of paying the state's first county vehicle registration fee, with Clackamas County residents probably not far behind.

Local animal shelters have a busy weekend as pets run and hide from fireworks bringing their owners looking for the pets or bringing in dogs and cats they have found in their neighborhoods.

Despite new legislative language giving the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners sole power to raise car registration fees, one commissioner is confident that residents will have a clear voice in the process.

Legislation that transferred power over car registration fees from voters to county leaders took some East County officials by surprise, but perhaps it shouldn't have.

Multnomah County will no longer have to ask its cities and other jurisdictions for permission to raise car registration fees, under a bill approved by the Oregon Legislature.

A standing room-only crowd gathered in Gresham Wednesday night to tell the Multnomah County Commissioners their budget concerns.