Mill City News

Proud parent Bob Beldon pointed out his son, Matthew, 16, at the Santiam Hearts to Arts artist's reception, part of Mill City's Fourth of July festivities.

An arrest has been made in the sexual assault of a Mill City woman four years ago.

Unless otherwise noted, fireworks displays will begin at dusk - usually between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Plus, nearly all the events have other cool stuff happening, too, such as live music or kid's games, so get there early.

There's really nothing like gorgeously exploding chemicals to fill one's heart with love for our totally awesome country.

East Valley folks won't have to go far this Fourth of July to find fun. Here's a listing of area events for the Independence Day holiday.

A Mill City man pulled an unconscious driver from his burning SUV after it rolled off of Highway 22 Monday.

MILL CITY - The Ford Institute Leadership Program is coming back to the Mill City and Gates area.

Oregonians are picking up the debris from intense thunderstorms Thursday that downed trees and power lines.

A series of powerful and dangerous thunderstorms began roaring through western Oregon Thursday afternoon, prompting multiple warnings from the National Weather Service.

At Santiam High School in Mill City, it wasn't just the coursework that seniors had to sweat through; it was their graduation too.

On April 30, the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of its Visitors' Information Center in Mill City.

As many as 15,000 Oregonians are donning their work gloves today to help make the state a better place for the next 150 years.

As a response to state funding losses that have hit small schools especially hard this year, Santiam Canyon School District is going to a four-day school week for the 2009-10 school year.

The big top is coming to the canyon. Culpepper and Merriweather Circus will visit Gates Elementary School grounds Tuesday.

A Mill City native is making a longtime interest in law enforcement a full-time career at the Stayton Police Department.

A certified narrative therapist will be speaking at Mill City's Beauty, Fashion and Wellness Show, an event coming up May 2. Cherie Girod of the Canyon Crisis Center is a certified narrative therapist, someone who uses an approach that maintains that our identities are shaped by the accounts of our lives found in our stories, or 'narratives.' ...

The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce has completed an ambitious mission to open an official Visitors' Information Center for canyon area residents and visitors.

A longtime Mill City community event has a fresh look this year. The Santiam Canyon Awards Night is set for 6 p.m. today at the Santiam High School auditorium, 265 SW Evergreen St., Mill City.

'Staying Connected: Parenting for the Pre-teen and Teen Years,' a free presentation series for parents and caregivers of youth ages 9-16, will begin Wednesday in Mill City.

In a year of economic downturn, a number of small boards and districts have familiar faces returning to run as candidates in the May 19 election.