http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126815064842086400 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126815064842086400 en-us Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler was named Tuesday as the new state treasurer, filling the vacancy left by Sunday’s death of Ben Westlund. Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced the appointment in the morning, saying Wheeler “brings the perfect balance of expertise from both the public and ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816459267851900 2010-03-09 11:56:32 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816459267851900 en-us Milwaukie, faced with entering a budget-development process with no finance director or city manager, hired an interim finance director last week. The city hired Andrew Parks, who has more than 25 years of experience. He has served as a city administrator, an assistant city manager, a chief ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816454380813300 2010-03-09 11:55:43 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816454380813300 en-us In a push to increase activity downtown, the Oregon City Farmers Market this year is planning a year-round market downtown, along with its regular Saturday market on the hilltop. The market will take place every Wednesday between May and October on 8th Street between Main and Railroad ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816445389691000 2010-03-09 11:54:13 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816445389691000 en-us Construction of Oregon City’s Cove development, an ambitious plan to build apartments, condominiums and mixed-use space for office and retail near the mouth of the Clackamas River, was pushed back three months; the Northwest Environmental Defense Center also raised concerns about the ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816359137711000 2010-03-09 11:39:51 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816359137711000 en-us What did Mia Lawson learn from being a contestant on “The Price is Right”? That Drew Carey is a “good hugger.” But seriously, the Oak Grove resident also said, “The most important and valuable knowledge that I gained from this amazing experience is the proof of the ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126809628524342400 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126809628524342400 en-us The developers of Oregon City’s Rivers project, the proposed lifestyle center mall slated for the former landfill site next to Home Depot, have suspended the project indefinitely, saying a division in the city council and the imminent departure of City Manager Larry Patterson left them unsure ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808372768557700 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808372768557700 en-us The Oregon City parents who were convicted in January in the faith healing death of their son were both sentenced to 16 months in the state penitentiary on Monday. Jeff and Marci Beagley were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in January. Their son, Neil, died in June 2008 of a ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808140298301900 2010-03-08 12:50:02 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808140298301900 en-us KPAM 860’s Victoria Taft moved Monday morning to a new time slot, going head-to-head with conservative talk radio host Lars Larson. The Victoria Taft Show is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., giving her an hour’s head start on Larson, the dean of local conservative talk show hosts. Taft’s ... http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126800913721227800 2010-03-07 00:00:00 http://www.oregoncitynewsonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126800913721227800 en-us Oregon State Treasurer Ben Westlund died early Sunday morning of cancer. Westlund, 60, became the new state treasurer in January 2009. Before that, he served 12 years in the Legislature and at one time was co-chairman of the budget-writing Joint Committee on Ways and Means. He had been battling ...