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The Astorian · Wilsonville, OR
Nearby: Wilsonville, ORThe Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, a private family foundation based in Wilsonville, Oregon, has awarded a three-year $1 million grant to Consejo Hispano. The “unrestricted” grant is in recognition of the Latinx-led organization’s “more than two decades of community-rooted leadership on Oregon’s North Coast.” The award was announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The Consejo Hispano organization works with youth, women and families in rural Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties to help people build stability and intergenerational wealth, exercise leadership and remain connected to their culture. “Consejo Hispano cares deeply for its community, and you can see that care in how its team listens, responds, advocates and creates spaces where people feel safe and know they belong,” said Tyler Hobbs, president of the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation. “At a moment when Latinx families across the North Coast are facing heightened fear and uncertainty, this funding is especially timely.
The Valley Times of Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin & Sherwood · Wilsonville, OR
Nearby: Wilsonville, ORGerber Gear, the Oregon knife and outdoor gear company, has made Wilsonville its new home. The company relocated from its longtime headquarters in Tigard to a new 80,000-square-foot building in Wilsonville so it could have all manufacturing, administrative, design and engineering in one facility. The first day in the new facility was Tuesday, Nov. 3. “Oregon is where Gerber Gear was born and will remain our home for the foreseeable future”,” said Ash Williams, Gerber’s global head of brand and product, in a press release. “The new Wilsonville facility gives our team everything it needs to continue the legacy of designing and producing legendary knives and tools, while continuing to develop Oregon as the knife making center of the USA.” Gerber Gear was founded in 1939 by Joe Gerber in Portland. In 1987, Gerber was purchased by Finnish consumer goods company Fiskars. Tigard has housed the company’s headquarters since the 1960s.
Wilsonvile Spokesman · Wilsonville, OR
Nearby: Wilsonville, ORVoters have once again rejected the use of urban renewal for Town Center redevelopment. As of Monday, 56% of voters voted against approving Measure 3-641 while 44% voted for it. Voters nixed a similar measure in 2024. Measure 3-632 would have allowed the city to create the Town Center Development District. Urban renewal takes the taxes associated with increased property values and uses the money for public improvement projects. The creation of the Town Center Development District would have authorized $152 million in principal indebtedness through fiscal year 2056. Mayor Shawn O’Neil and Councilors Anne Shevlin, Sam Scull and Caroline Berry were in favor of the measure, wanting the city to finally create a more inviting community hub and address urban blight in the center of town. Councilor Adam Cunningham was against it, believing that the plan included too much housing. Now that the measure has failed, Wilsonville residents may wonder what happens next.
West Linn Tidings · West Linn, OR
Nearby: West Linn, ORNicholas Donohue has pleaded guilty to two counts of coercion, one count of assault and one count of attempted coercion after being arrested by the West Linn Police Department. Donohue, 47, is a West Linn resident and was arrested after reports of allegedly illegal behavior on dating apps and a connection made in the public Facebook group “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” Four cases, involving four women, were opened investigating Donohue for a variety of dating-related crimes. “During the investigation, four separate cases were opened involving four women who had met Donohue through online dating apps and reported assaultive, abusive, and/or coercive behavior,” WLPD said in a press release. Donohue was sentenced to 70 days in jail, three years of supervised probation and required participation in substance abuse and batterer intervention programs. He is also restricted from using online dating apps and websites.
West Linn Tidings · West Linn, OR
Nearby: West Linn, OR10/29 8:14 a.m. There was a reported abandoned vehicle on 8th Street. 10/29 1:01 p.m. A large tree fell and blocked Nixon Avenue. 10/29 5:28 p.m. A West Linn resident had a payment rescinded after selling a trading card online. 10/30 12:34 p.m. A car had its gasoline siphoned overnight near 5th Street. 10/30 5:15 p.m. A neighbor was very upset about people speeding down Old River Drive. 10/31 8:06 a.m. There was a water main leak near Douglas Drive 10/31 8:36 a.m. The daughter of a man arrested wanted to know what happened the day before. 10/31 10:30 a.m. Water was spilling out of a valve underneath the Abernethy Bridge. 10/31 5:27 p.m. An adult trick-or-treater was swinging a golf club at drivers. 10/31 6:58 p.m. A woman called and said her granddaughter had hit her in the face. 10/31 8:10 p.m. Thirty teenagers stole wine coolers from a convenience store. 10/31 8:57 p.m.
The Valley Times of Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin & Sherwood · Tualatin, OR
Nearby: Tualatin, ORCould Tualatin residents see smaller food cart pods around town before a developer builds a larger pod complete with bathrooms and a covered shelter? Maybe. While the Tualatin City Council made no decision at a work session Monday, Nov. 9, and plans to revisit the topic in the new year, councilors mulled whether the city should consider allowing smaller pods — of four or fewer carts — to locate in the city without the requirements approved in late September. The discussion comes less than two weeks after a new ordinance went into effect requiring full restroom facilities and a seating area designed to protect guests from inclement weather for pods consisting of two or more carts. Interest in larger food cart pods is beginning According to the city, developers have expressed preliminary interest in building a food pod site, which is allowed in six zones throughout the city including the city’s downtown core and the Bridgeport Village area.
Molalla Pioneer / Herald Pioneer · Molalla, OR
Nearby: Molalla, ORSeptember 24, 1944 to October 28, 2026- Linda Pauline McMullen, age 82, of Everson, Washington passed away peacefully on October 28, 2026 in Bellingham, Washington after a very brief illness. At her passing she was surrounded by her husband, all of her children and other family members. Linda was born on September 24, 1944 in Silverton, Oregon to parents Myrtle and Gilman (Jim) Satrum. Until she was about six years old, the family lived in Wheeler, Oregon, at which time the family moved to a farm near Molalla, Oregon. Linda attended Rural Dell Grade School and graduated from Molalla Union High School in 1962. She studied at Pacific University for a brief period and then graduated from a Business College in Portland, Oregon. After graduation she worked at the Agriculture Extension Offices in Oregon City and on the Oregon State University campus. Linda married Donald McMullen on August 29, 1964 in Canby, Oregon.
Woodburn Independent · Molalla, OR
Nearby: Molalla, ORJanuary 7, 1949 – September 22, 2026 – Born to Ervin and Ruth Bennett. Colleen grew up in Portland, graduating from Madison High in 1967. She met Jim Plotner, March of 1968. They married two months later, May 25, 1968, and settled in Molalla to raise their family. Colleen worked at Molalla/Canby Head Start for 25 years, retiring in 2000. She and Jim volunteered with Maranatha, building churches in several locations. One was Project Patch. Colleen felt a calling and worked at the camp from 2005 to 2011. Colleen believed in helping others without recognition and donated to many charities. Colleen loved her family and enjoyed time with them, especially the youngsters. She took pleasure in being outdoors and taking photos of nature. Her faith and church family, Molalla Seventh-day Adventist, were important to her. A memorial service will be held there on December 6, 2026, at 11:00 am with soup and salad to follow. Please help us celebrate her life.
