Columbia City
Columbia City is a small city on the Columbia River about two miles north of St. Helens, along U.S. Highway 30. It was founded in 1867, and its Caples House Museum dates to 1870.
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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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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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Feel that? A magnitude 3.0 quake hit near Columbia City this morning
The 7:25 a.m. earthquake was centered about 2 miles west of Columbia City, 15 miles underground. More than 100 people reported feeling it. No damage was reported.
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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…
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Halloween in Columbia County: What’s free, what’s open, and when
Halloween falls on a dry Saturday. Here is the final weekend of Halloweentown, the free Kiwanis fair, the Houlton trick-or-treat trail, Scappoose downtown candy, the Vernonia parade, and the last…