St. Paul News http://www.topix.com/city/st-paul-or http://www.topix.com/rss/city/st-paul-or.xml Local news for St. Paul, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Sheriff's office: sweepstakes scam reported by St. Paul resident http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/11/sheriffs-office-sweepstakes-scam-reported-by-st-paul-resident?fromrss=1 Marion County Sheriff's Office received a report of a sweepstakes scam targeting people by phone this morning, officials said. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:58:51 GMT 071111G6MHVQ 0 45.214025 -122.956463 52 percent of Marion, Polk voters have submitted ballots http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/11/52-percent-of-marion-polk-voters-have-submitted-ballots?fromrss=1 "You really felt these measures would have hit a nerve with the voters."

More than half the voters in the Salem area cast ballots by 2 p.m., with six hours left to vote today. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:57:57 GMT 071109DNFBBJ 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Residents of St. Paul easily defeated local tax levy http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/11/residents-of-st-paul-easily-defeated-local-tax-levy?fromrss=1 "It's just not enough to keep an office open"

Residents of St. Paul easily defeated a local tax levy that would fund general city operations, according to election returns Tuesday night. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:45:08 GMT 0711078JKITO 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Measure 49 ad campaigns aim to get voters off the fence http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/measure-49-ad-campaigns-aim-to-get-voters-off-the-fence?fromrss=1 "Measure 37 puts working farms like ours at risk"

Oregon State University : http://www.oregonexplorer.info/landuse Campaign in favor of Measure 49: http://www.yeson49.com Campaign in opposition to Measure 49: http://www.stop49.com Text of Measure 49, ... via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:28:23 GMT 071029RFSJQA 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Measure 50 pros, cons aired at meeting http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/measure-50-pros-cons-aired-at-meeting?fromrss=1 "I can say that we're confident that we're going to win"

Most voters in the Mid-Valley will see only two measures on their ballots for the special election Nov. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:07:57 GMT 0710271GEBKS 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Both sides of Measure 49 say it's all about fairness http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/both-sides-of-measure-49-say-its-all-about-fairness?fromrss=1 "But it's significantly better than Measure 37, under which we effectively have no land-use planning in Oregon."

The year before he voted for Oregon's property-compensation law Measure 37 in 2004, Don Dean bought property in the hills south of Salem. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:27:33 GMT 071023H8MSCC 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Measure 49 is new chapter in land use, may not be last http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/measure-49-is-new-chapter-in-land-use-may-not-be-last?fromrss=1 "The trees never did grow, because it's so shallow up here"

Land on Cordon Road east of Kuebler Boulevard could be affected by Measure 49. Election basics Voters get to decide two measures for the Nov. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:04:43 GMT 071021UI4GJJ 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Health advocates, tobacco firms wage loud war for Oregon voters http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/health-advocates-tobacco-firms-wage-loud-war-for-oregon-voters?fromrss=1 "We're creating another Prohibition; that's what we're working toward with cigarettes"

Dr. James Lace of Childhood Health Associates of Salem on Wednesday examines Austin Scruggs, the 5-month-old son of Misty Scruggs of Salem. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:38:46 GMT 0710148M6VO7 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Woman suffers serious injuries in crash near St. Paul this morning http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/woman-suffers-serious-injuries-in-crash-near-st-paul-this-morning?fromrss=1 A McMinnville-area woman suffered serious injuries this morning when her SUV ran a stop sign and crashed into the back of a flatbed trailer near St. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:58:54 GMT 071011SUVVT2 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Register to vote by Tuesday http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/register-to-vote-by-tuesday?fromrss=1 If you want to vote in the Nov. 6 special election, you must be registered by Tuesday. via Statesman Journal

]]> Statesman Journal Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:57:00 GMT 071011UCV4GE 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Mom & 7-year-old hurt in crash on way to school http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/mom-7-year-old-hurt-in-crash-on-way-to-school?fromrss=1 A McMinnville-area woman was seriously injured when she ran a stop sign and crashed into the back of a flatbed trailer, police said. via KGW-TV Portland

]]> KGW-TV Portland Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:48:16 GMT 071010TSTU6G 0 45.214025 -122.956463 Pig races highlight local farm's harvest festival http://www.topix.net/city/st-paul-or/2007/10/pig-races-highlight-local-farms-harvest-festival?fromrss=1 The fall season is a busy time of year at local farms, with visitors lining up to check out their hayrides, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches. via KGW-TV Portland

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