Clatskanie
Clatskanie is a city on U.S. Highway 30 in the northwest part of the county, where the Clatskanie River runs through town on its way to the Columbia. Oregon Route 47 ends here.
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Columbia Business Alliance contracts head to Rainier and Clatskanie councils this week
Rainier and Clatskanie vote this week on $4,000 and $3,000 contracts with the Columbia Business Alliance, a Scappoose city program that inherited CET’s work. The county was asked for $75,000,…
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DEQ fines Clatskanie $10,400 over sewer plant discharges, and its contractor $13,200
The state penalized the city for 2024 permit violations at its 1977 treatment plant and the builder of its $33 million replacement for muddy runoff into the Clatskanie River. Both…
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Scappoose girls soccer finishes 10-0 in Cowapa; boys soccer climbs to second
The girls beat Astoria 4-0 on senior night to finish league play unbeaten, and the boys shut out Astoria 2-0 to sit second in the Cowapa League late Thursday, which…
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Clatskanie volleyball is one home win from the state tournament
The Tigers went 10-0 in the Northwest League, earned the No. 6 seed in 2A, and host a second-round match Saturday with a trip to La Grande on the line.
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What’s on the line Friday for Columbia County football
Clatskanie plays at league-leading Knappa, Rainier visits Corbett, and Scappoose can finish unbeaten in league play before the OSAA rankings freeze.
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Cross country’s road to Eugene runs through Warren and Rainier
Scappoose hosts the Cowapa League meet in Warren on Thursday and Rainier hosts 3A Special District 1 on Friday. The state meet is Nov. 7 in Eugene.
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County sports scoreboard, Oct. 19 to 25: Rainier routs Gaston
Rainier football beat Gaston 42-16 on senior night, Clatskanie volleyball finished 10-0 in league and drew a home playoff match, and Scappoose volleyball won twice 15-13 in the fifth set.
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Rain moves in Sunday after a bone-dry October
Portland’s airport had just 0.11 inch of rain in October through the 23rd. About an inch is forecast across Columbia County this week, Vernonia hits freezing, and Halloween looks dry.
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How Columbia County’s five school districts scored on the 2025-26 state tests
ODE’s 2025-26 results for all five Columbia County districts: St. Helens at 30.8 percent in English and 19.9 in math; Scappoose at 51.4 and 39.6 but with 54.5 percent participation;…
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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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240 jobs promised, $3.6 million unpaid: NEXT’s land goes to auction Nov. 20
NEXT Renewable Fuels owes $3.6 million on 25 acres near Port Westward and has not paid since March 2024, county records show. The land goes to auction Nov. 20. Its…
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Who’s on the ballot in Columbia County? The full Nov. 3 list
Every candidate on Columbia County’s Nov. 3 ballot, from governor to the McNulty Water PUD, with what each told voters in the official pamphlets, plus the four local measures and…