Sandy News

In a meeting at the state capitol, Mr. Nguyen Van Kinh, President and CEO of KVN Investments, LLC, a Vietnamese firm with offices in Hanoi and California, affirmed his commitment to invest in the Oregon housing market utilizing state-of-the-art green and solar panel technology.

This is a list of coming and current fundraisers for the Hands of Hope team going to Uganda next month.

District 52 State Rep. Suzanne VanOrman has opened an office at 39110 Proctor Blvd.

Leaders of the city of Sandy are considering whether they want to re-hire Fred Punzel to serve as police chief from the time Chief Harold Skelton leaves until a new chief is hired.

Search and rescue crews suspended their search Sunday for a fisherman who fell into the Sandy River.

The following is a press release from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, American Medical Response and Sandy Fire Rescue personnel have responded to the Sandy River for a reported water rescue.

Evidence at the scene suggests a 71-year-old man may have been struck by hit-and-run Thursday morning at Northeast 201st and Sandy.

Joggers and bicyclists share the sidewalk during a morning commute on the Sellwood Bridge in 2007.

Johnson RV has opened a new store on a seven-acre site in Sandy, Ore. The new facility offers a comprehensive new and pre-owned RV sales operation, RV rentals, 12 state-of-the-art service bays, full paint and body shop and retail parts and accessories store.

Here's good news if you're: A) Completely convinced that Salem's problems would be fixed if all "the illegals" were sent packing; B) Blame the Obama administration for everything; C) Get all of your information from local talk radio jocks who peddle fear and hate; D) Are an unabashed racist; or E) All of the above.

A huge return of hatchery coho in Cedar Creek appeared after the recent rains. The fish are literally jamming the little creek that feeds the Sandy River, forcing fishery managers to quickly assemble workers to harvest the surplus fish that will be processed and donated to the Oregon Food Bank.

Suggestions that Randy Leonard will run for mayor someday seem overblown. Why bother? He's already built a city-within-a-city inside the Portland Water Bureau.

Clackamas County prosecutors said today they will not be charging a player or parent in a sideline squabble that broke out during a recreational youth football game.

"? HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE Photo: Getty Images Bruce Richmond always intended to offer health insurance to his 14 employees who manufacture thermal hearth pads that fit underneath pellet stoves and fireplaces.

A Sandy-area man was arrested on DUII and assault charges after he struck two Colton high school students attempting to walk across Highway 211 in Colton.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week that it is extending the coho season on the Clackamas and Sandy rivers and Eagle Creek through the remainder of the year.

Every fall for the past 25 years, thousands of people have made their way back to Oxbow Park on the Sandy River in early October for a festival to celebrate the return of chinook salmon, which spawn in the shallows of the stream that flows into the Columbia River just a few miles east of Portland.

Stephen Gerritz put down the guitar to pursue his wealth-management business, but he still keeps a few near by in his home office.

BEFORE minor repairs,at left, the building at 38952 Pioneer Blvd. had a dilapidated appearance.

Last week I requested a reality check from you folks regarding the widespread perception that state workers face a lot of hostility from the public.