Welches News

Most Columbia River Crossing advocates agree that tolling the current Columbia River bridges will be necessary to pay for the future $4 billion project.

Mitchell Busk of Corbett gets his money worthy on the bungee tramp at Skibowl. The Basenji caught my eye, which turned out to be my ticket to photographing some boys at Skibowl East as they hopped from ride to ride having fun at Mt.

Results of the 2009 Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championship, which graced Reedsport June 18-21. For info, check out odcsc.com . Corrections Last week's story "Teachers' Pet" incorrectly reported that Sen.

Mike Sutton joined the Welches community four years ago when he took over as the principal of the elementary and middle schools.

The end is near. Lots of dealing, talking and voting are ahead for Oregon lawmakers as they enter what their leaders hope is the home stretch of the 2009 session, which has lasted 140 days.

Oregon lawmakers drew a line in the sand Friday: The state will do no more to comply with the U.S. Real ID Act of 2005 unless federal officials send some money to help.

A day after search-and-rescue crews retrieved a Portland couple lost along the Salmon River, they returned to the same area and rescued two more hikers today.

WELCHES , Ore. - The Resort at The Mountain , a premier golf resort located on the western slope of Mt.

Oregon's nine federally recognized Native American tribes now have flags and monuments of their own at Willson Park, west of the state Capitol.

Residents, business owners and property owners in the Villages at Mt. Hood will get a chance to revamp the quasi-government agency's board of directors at a town hall meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at Welches Elementary School, 24903 E. Salmon River Road.

A new bill would repeal an unjust Oregon law that keeps nonaffiliated candidates out of the political system Oregon lawmakers have an opportunity this week to begin taking down the "No Trespassing" signs that Democratic and Republican partisans tacked up at the doors to Oregon's political system four years ago.

Question: Why did the chickens show up in a Capitol hearing room Wednesday? Answer: To help feed Oregon's hungry.

Rep. Suzanne VanOrman, D-Hood River, wants to meet with Sandy area residents before the current legislative session ends.

Matthew Rogers, 13, in his bedroom, which also serves as his classroom in Oregon Connections Academy, an online school that he attends through his computer.

Oregon schools would not be required to teach a full school year, have a counselor or librarian on staff, provide services to gifted students, buy new textbooks, teach anti-drug lessons or report to the public on their results for the next two school years under a bill the Senate Education Committee approved Monday.

The exhibition focuses on 19th century romantic interpretations of Mount Hood and the nearby Cascades.

Treat your dog like royalty this summer, at The Resort on the Mountain. The Resort at the Mountain , a golf and ski resort in Welches on the western slope of Mount Hood , is offering a "First Dog" package, which will allow you to treat your dog - and yourself - like White House guests of honor.

State Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches, wants to reissue 25,000 Pacific Wonderland plates in honor of Oregon's 150th birthday.

Metsger, Barton schedule town hall State Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches, and Rep. Brent Barton, D-Clackamas, will host a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Deep Creek Elementary School, 15600 S.E. 232nd Drive.

Oregon State Police are investigating the accidental death of Beaverton resident John Eugene Jarrett Jr.