Columbia County News

A July report commissioned by Columbia County gives three possibilities - some good, some not so good - regarding the county's future ability to pay off loans for infrastructure at the Port Westward urban renewal district.

When the Columbia River People's Utility District battled its way into existence 25 years ago, it had to contend with allegations that as a special district, it wouldn't pull its share.

The National Weather Service has posted a flood watch for parts of Columbia County, including Vernonia.

A Rainier woman is reportedly in critical condition following a single vehicle rollover crash on Nov.

What started out as a heated scrap between Mark Gift and his son-in-law escalated into a story of bad blood involving the Oregon State Police, the use of a Taser in an attempt to bring Gift down and, finally, a grand jury indictment for attempted murder.

Children living in the Scappoose School District who have an underlying health condition may qualify to receive the H1N1 vaccine on Nov.

Sarah Pinnock of Portland and Linda Harrington of Hillsboro make their way down the bank to the Nehalem River behind the Coastal Mountain Sport Haus to watch chinook spawning.

Portland Community College is offering two classes starting the week of Jan. 4, 2010, at St.

A Columbia County grand jury indicted a local man Thursday on first-degree aggravated theft and second-degree robbery charges for the 2008 robbery of the Bank of the West in St.

After years of watching the Columbia County Event Complex's premiere venue slip into disrepair, and parts of the fairgrounds sit idle in the realm of revenue potential, fair board members are saying enough is enough.

Residents of this flood-weary community celebrated Wednesday at the prospect of a new $37 million school funded through massive, just-approved tax increases.

St. Helens' Jen Johnston and her 4-year-old son, Logan, join Scappoose's Kellia Meharry and her son, Quinn, 2, in a less congested patch of grass at the Columbia Health District office on Gable Road last Friday as others held their place in line.

Early results indicate that Vernonia voters have approved a $13 million school bond for construction of a new school complex.

After a hiatus of several years, the Little Spooks parade returned to St. Helens, with "little spooks" of all ages showing off their costumes in a parade down S. 1st Street and trick or treating at local merchants' shops in Olde Towne St.

Local activists against domestic violence are launching a new program that will provide a safe place where a parent, restrained under court order from contact with his or her child, can still have supervised visitation with that child.

Get out and explore with our budget-friendly Weekend Get-Out Guide for Thursday, Oct.

ST. HELENS, Ore. - It has been more than a year since 28-year-old Jeffery Little died on Highway 30.

From left, County Commissioner Tony Hyde, Sen. Betsy Johnson, St. Helens Senior Center manager Cheryl Young, St.

ST. HELENS When Portland Community College representatives met with community members in St.

The Columbia Health District's bid to bring a hospital to South Columbia County hit a serious block on Oct.