The project to expand and improve the Veterans Memorial Plaza at McCormick Park has been completed.
To help ensure those in need throughout the local community do not go hungry, InRoads and Wauna Credit Unions teamed up to donate a total of $10,000 to the Columbia Pacific Food Bank.
A 16-year-old junior and wrestling team member at St. Helens High School passed away Monday morning, Oct. 21, and doctors suspect bacterial meningitis caused his death.
In September, Oregon’s total nonfarm payroll employment added 200 jobs, following a loss of 900 jobs in August. Job gains have cooled recently, averaging only 100 per month over the past five months. This flat economic trend is in contrast to gains that averaged 3,000 jobs per month in all o…
Columbia County is offering residents one last chance before winter to clear their homes of paint, garden chemicals and other toxic items in a free Household Hazardous Waste drop off event.
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This past Sunday, Bethany Lutheran Church, located at 34721 Church Road in Warren welcomed a new pastor.
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While St. Helens is no stranger to “paying it forward” in local drive-through lines, a spree of kindness at the St. Helens Burgerville that lasted for more than two hours on Thursday, Oct. 11 may have set a new local record ... and it all started with an ice cream sandwich.
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The possible attempted abduction of two juvenile girls in Clatskanie on Thursday proved unfounded today, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
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Information is still scarce surrounding a shooting that reportedly began at the St. Helens Chevron early Wednesday, Oct. 9, which ultimately led to the death of the suspect due to law enforcement’s use of deadly force.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking the public to keep Halloween safety in mind for their children in the wake of a possible attempted abduction in Clatskanie.
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Local troops from the St. Helens based Bravo Company 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion of Oregon Army National Guard, along with their friends, families and other loved ones, attended a farewell ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 in the gymnasium at St. Helens High School (SHHS). The troo…
At approximately 2 p.m. on Oct. 14, Michael Cross, Chief Sponsor of the “Flush Down Kate Brown” petition to recall Governor Brown delivered 9 boxes of petitions, together with a Petition Submission form SEL 339, attesting to a “Completed Petition Submission” “estimating 290,000” signatures. …
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Annie Davis and her husband, Joe Davis, are celebrating 60 years of Richardson’s.
UPDATE 10/16 12:22 p.m.: The suspect has been identified as Robert James Peterich, Jr. (46) of Butte, Montana.
St. Helens will soon be home to a new off-street walking trail thanks to a grant from the Nike Community Impact Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. This off-street nature trail will be installed within a section of the South 5th Street right-of-way that has never been developed as a street.
The Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders (OAMR) recently installed St. Helens City Recorder Kathy Payne, MMC, as 2019-2020 OAMR President. Ms. Payne received the oath of office at the association’s Annual Business Meeting held at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend, Oregon, on Septe…
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On 10/12/19 at about 9:33 am, Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a shooting call that was reported as a hunting accident. CCSO was assisted by the Oregon State Police, St. Helens Police Department and the Scappoose Police Department. When law enforcement arrived on scene, othe…
The League of Oregon Cities (LOC) selected its 2020 board of directors last weekend during its 94th Annual Conference in Bend. The new officers and directors were elected by the LOC’s general membership at their Annual Business Meeting on September 28.
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The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is well into Round 2 of their Hometown Heroes campaign, and last week announced their first two candidates who are currently serving overseas.
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Clatskanie residents who have ever bought Seely’s Dark Chocolate Mint Patties may not have known they were purchasing a locally-made product. The item comes from Seely Farm in Clatskanie, which devotes 450 of its 650 acres to growing heirloom Black Mitcham Peppermint and Native Spearmint, wh…
The St. Helens City Council is moving forward with financial decisions regarding different projects throughout the city, like the intersection of 1st Street and St. Helens Street, along with the Columbia County Tourism Initiative.
The St. Helens School District (SHSD) has recently received approximately $200,000 in grant funds for the 2019-2021 Biennium to improve students’ mental health and support services.
The St. Helens Police Department (SHPD) has confirmed the shooting suspect from the incident at the St. Helens Chevron early Wednesday morning is deceased, and the incident led to the deadly use of force by police.
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The Oregon Government Ethics Commission is launching an investigation into whether or not St. Helens City Council violated Oregon Public Meetings law when it held an executive session meeting on May 21 in Portland that covered topics which may have been outside statutory provisions, accordin…
The St. Helens based Bravo Company 741 Brigade Engineer Battalion of Oregon Army National Guard will deploy to the Middle East this fall, and the community is invited to a special farewell ceremony in their honor.
The League of Oregon Cities and CityCounty Insurance Services recognized the City of Rainier at the 94th Annual League of Oregon Cities Conference in Bend the weekend of September 27-28, 2019 for having no lost time injuries among its 18 full-time employees in the course of the reporting year.
The City of St. Helens was recently notified it was awarded a state grant for Campbell Park improvements.
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