St. Helens
St. Helens is the Columbia County seat and the county’s largest city, on the Columbia River where Multnomah Channel joins it, along U.S. Highway 30. It was named by 1850 for its view of Mount St. Helens.
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Columbia Chorale of Oregon is the county’s only group on the state arts commission’s grant list
The Warren-based choir received $1,000 from the Oregon Arts Commission, one of 317 awards statewide. Clatsop County groups took home 10 of the North Coast region’s 11 grants.
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Crooked Creek Brewery adds a full kitchen to its St. Helens riverfront taproom
The Warren-brewed beer now comes with a from-scratch menu by a chef who came from Deschutes Brewery, according to the brewery.
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$2 million for courthouse security has sat unspent. A judge wants it used.
The state offered to pay for a $10,000 study of a single screened entrance at the county courthouse. Commissioners balked at the agreement, and a judge said $2 million for…
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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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County wants your blood Nov. 5 and your old mattress Nov. 14
The transfer station takes up to five mattresses per household free on Nov. 14, county employees host a Red Cross blood drive Nov. 5, and county buildings go green for…
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St. Helens gives up its right to buy school district land on Ross Road
The council voted 4-0 Tuesday to waive a 2009 right of first refusal on 10 acres in Warren, a year after city leaders asked the school district to pause a…
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County extends jail food contract without bids after a “sudden retirement”
Trinity Services Group’s contract expires Nov. 15 with no extensions left. The county says a retirement meant no one sought bids, so it is using emergency procurement rules to keep…
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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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New St. Helens city administrator plans a hard look at city contracts
Erik Finch, who started Oct. 13, told residents his first priority is the city’s finances, including a review of contracts and recurring costs.
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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.