Scappoose News

Columbia County Commissioners Earl Fisher and Tony Hyde won the most votes in the May 15 primary election, but because they failed to secure a majority of nods for their respective seats, each incumbent will face a challenger in the November race.

Following a State Board of Education decision last week, public schools in Oregon now have until 2017 to ditch their Native American mascots.

This St. Helens Police patrol car, driven by Officer Jon Eggers, was involved in a head-on collision on Highway 30 in Scappoose Tuesday evening.

A section of U.S. 30 is closed in both directions near Scappoose after a head-on crash involving two vehicles, said highway officials.

Word travels fast in a small town like Scappoose. Tammy Belwood said news of her daughter Taija's tragic death on a windy, precarious section of Northwest Cornelius Pass Road four years ago was no different.

Some veterans and their supporters are feeling cast out after their discovery the longtime practice of using the St.

In its formal response to land use advocates' objections that Scappoose's ongoing urban growth boundary proposal was based on faulty findings, the city stood behind its plans, saying there is "substantial evidence" showing a need for growth.

Columbia County Commissioners Earl Fisher and Tony Hyde won the most votes in the May 15 primary election, but because they failed to secure a majority of nods for their respective seats, each incumbent will face a challenger in the November race.

Part of U.S. 30 has been closed in both directions after a car crashed into a natural gas line on Tuesday in Scappoose.

A portion of Highway 30 is closed this evening after a vehicle hit a natural gas line in a crash that also ignited some grass fires.

Former Scappoose High School Natural Helpers President Alicia Tetek places bandages on children in India.