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State Story Round-Up: Entomological Edition
Carla Axtman I love local newspapers. The stuff that gets written about at the micro level really intrigues me.
'I sometimes still fight the war'
MOUNT ANGEL - Mount Angel's Vincent Gersch doesn't have the memory of a young man.
Due to last year's high turnover rate at Kennedy High School in Mount Angel, one-third of the staff is new this year.
Candidates take pitches door to door
The race for House District 18 is getting personal. Candidates have been going door-to-door and holding informal meetings in an effort to connect with voters before the Nov.
Mount Angel shelter marks 20 years
For the past two decades, St. Joseph Shelter in Mount Angel has provided emergency and transitional housing for area families and migrant workers.
Attendance booming for festival
This year's Oktoberfest in Mount Angel saw an increase in attendance and a decrease in drunken-driving-related arrests, officials said.
Take part in state's sesquicentennial
East Valley residents can play a big part in planning the celebration for Oregon's 150th birthday.
Homeless student number nearly doubles
The number of homeless students in the Silver Falls School District in 2007-08 nearly doubled from the previous year.
Clean-up planned in Mount Angel
Allied Waste will hold its annual Mount Angel clean up from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
District's SAT scores below average
Mount Angel School District SAT scores fell below state averages last year, according to data provided by school officials on Friday.
Good eats on the first day of Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel . lori cain | Statesman Journal
Some like the music. Others come for the dancing, and there's not a small contingent that goes for the beer.
As music kicks in, Mt. Angel's Oktoberfest kicks off
Amid the many accordions at Oktoberfest, the distinctive sound of disco came wafting out of the Koffee Konnection.
Mt. Angel Oktoberfest set to kick off
MT. ANGEL, Ore. -- It may seem like summer isn't over yet but time for Oktoberfest is here.
Mount Angel rolls out barrel for Oktoberfest
MOUNT ANGEL - The beer, the sausages, the sauerkraut, the lederhosen and dirndls.
My family has had so much fun at Oktoberfest
I remember going to the Mount Angel Oktoberfest when I was kid. I'd look forward to it every year.
The maypole dance is a tradition at the Mount Angel Oktoberfest, which returns in Sept.
Mount Angel schools kick off new year
MOUNT ANGEL - Tuesday morning, Mount Angel Middle School councilor Kevin Ortega wasn't himself as he started the first day of school.
Nursing center gives care, faith, love
They give their symptom reports, often with quiet voices that quiver in a fight against tears - a litany of pain, isolation, poverty, family problems, despair.
Back to school tip: Contact numbers
Keep all of your child's important school contact information on hand in your wallet, on the fridge or by the phone.
Council votes to keep city administrator
Three Mount Angel City Council members called a special meeting Monday night, with intent to fire the city administrator.