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Rainier schools plan first bond in nearly 50 years for May 2027
A new facilities committee has toured the campus and will hand the school board a plan in November. The district qualifies for about $6.1 million in state matching money if…
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Stop throwing batteries in the trash. The county will take them free.
Columbia County accepts household, rechargeable, lithium and phone batteries at no charge at the St. Helens transfer station. Vehicle batteries are $2.70. The county says batteries in garbage trucks start…
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BMO is closing its St. Helens branch Oct. 31
The bank formerly known as Bank of the West is shutting its Columbia River Highway branch at the end of the month, according to a Port of Columbia County staff…
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Five ways to get your hands dirty for Scappoose Bay this fall
The council has five public events through Nov. 14 and is starting construction on a South Scappoose Creek restoration at Chief Concomly Park. Its fish passage work has opened more…
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Duck season rules on Sauvie Island: what’s open, what’s closed, where to park
The Westside, Eastside and Oak Island units are hunter-only on reservation days from Oct. 17 through Jan. 31, and parts of the wildlife area are closed to everyone else until…
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Best coho fishing on the lower Columbia right now is our stretch
ODFW’s Oct. 17 creel count found the best coho fishing on the lower Columbia in the Warrior Rock to Longview stretch, with 69 boats and 50 coho kept. Chinook must…
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Port losing $550,000 a year on Scappoose Bay Marina hands it to private operator
The Port of Columbia County says it lost about $550,000 a year running the marina. Under a three-year lease approved Oct. 14, the owners of Fred’s Marina in Portland take…
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Measure 5-313: Columbia City’s police levy would go from 90 cents to $1.95
Measure 5-313 would raise Columbia City’s police levy from 90 cents to $1.95 per $1,000 of assessed value for five years, about $315 more a year on a $300,000 home.…
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What Measure 5-312 would cost St. Helens homeowners and what it buys
Measure 5-312 would raise $9.2 million over five years to keep St. Helens police at current staffing. Supporters say the force drops from 19 officers to nine without it. Opponents…
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County football playoff picture: who’s in, who hosts, when it starts
With one week left before the OSAA rankings freeze, Scappoose, St. Helens and Clatskanie are projected into the state football playoffs. Rainier, at 5-2, is on the outside. First-round games…
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State police release details on fatal Highway 30 crash near Scappoose
Rachel Ann Mitchell died at the scene Monday evening after a westbound Subaru crossed into her lane near milepost 18, Oregon State Police said. The Subaru’s driver, a Columbia City…
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Three things St. Helens School District wants families to know this week
The first of four St. Helens School District listening sessions is 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the district boardroom. The district also launched a weekend backpack food program and…