County reinstates funding for five deputies

Sheriff’s office retains positions, bringing patrols to six on road and two on river

By David Holley / The South County Spotlight Wed, Jul 1, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

After weeks of pleading, negotiations and politicking, the Columbia County Commissioners have agreed to add five deputy positions back into the …

News briefs

The South County Spotlight
Thu, Jul 2, 2009

Summer activities slated at swim pool A number of summer mini camps are scheduled at the Eisenschmidt Pool in St. Helens this summer, and they …

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Business briefs

The South County Spotlight
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
Updated Jul 2, 2009

East meets West on Pittsburg Road Brad Whisnant has teamed up with a family nurse practitioner Shelly LaFrance and fellow acupuncturist Al Thieme at …

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Rainy Day may aid school budgets By Erica Ryberg / The South County Spotlight Thu, Jul 2, 2009 Last fall, 17-year-old Deniscia Herzberg delivered an armload of umbrellas to the Scappoose School Board along with a message: This is that rainy …

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Obituaries - July 1

The South County Spotlight
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
Updated Jul 2, 2009

William ‘Bill’ Hammerbeck William “Bill” Hammerbeck of Warren passed away June 28, 2009. He was 79. Mr. Hammerbeck was born …

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Scappoose school construction heats up By Erica Ryberg / The South County Spotlight Wed, Jul 1, 2009 Updated Jul 1, 2009 On the day after school let out for the summer, contractors showed up early to start developing the site for the new Otto Petersen Elementary …

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Section 8 residents get July reprieve

By David Holley /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, Jul 1, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

Rent is paid through July for the 285 Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook county residents who were told that they would lose their Section 8 housing …

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- Curvaceous brings plus sizes close to home

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- Ground work planned for hospital site

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News Column

- The fine art of paying down debt

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- Scappoose artist designed final set for Michael Jackson

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- NOHA will pay July rent for those on housing assistance

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- County residents plea for sheriff services

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- Columbia County men sentenced for kidnapping, assault

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- Oral surgeon expands into St. Helens

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- Hospital group answers review

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- Veterans team up to fight hunger

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- County comparison: Columbia rolls out red ink for sheriff

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- Timeline is tight as housing cuts loom

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- Sheriff reveals another plan to save deputies

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Small-town stimulus for Columbia City, Vernonia

By Stover E Harger III / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Updated Jun 17, 2009

Both Vernonia and Columbia City were awarded $94,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Small Cities Economic Stimulus Program. The …

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Cascade Grain Products files bankruptcy reorganization plan

By David Holley / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Jun 17, 2009

Cascade Grain Products could emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy if all goes well during the next few months in discussions over the company’s …

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The Hot Spot heats up

By Stover E Harger III / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Updated Jun 17, 2009

Opening The Hot Spot tanning salon in St. Helens has been a learning experience for Chris Singelstad. The 37-year-old Columbia City man has had to …

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St. Helens water warning lifted

The South County Spotlight
Thu, Jun 4, 2009
Updated Jun 4, 2009

The city of St. Helens distributed a notice Thursday morning announcing that residents no longer are being asked to boil drinking water. Tests …

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- E. coli scare prompts Portland firm to recall ground beef

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- CZ Trail not open – officially, at least

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- Apple thinning should be considered

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- West Lane Road ties police events

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- State unemployment hits highest mark in 33 years

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- Joe’s Auto has survivor’s grit

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- News briefs

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- Violence on the rise, police chiefs say

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- Feds backfill job hunt funds for Boise workers

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- St. Helens residents warned to boil water

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- Realty’s ‘freefall’ slows headed into summer

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- Marchant pleads not guilty to murder charge

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- ’Gator on the loose? Maybe not for long

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- Behind the masks of abuse

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- St. Helens revitalization revisited

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- No fix in sight for jeopardized rental assistance

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- County unemployment tops 15 percent

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- A baker's dream: Damma's dishes up sweet treats

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- Behind the numbers: Why the U.S. Marshal’s service dropped Columbia County

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- Former drug court organizer gets jail, probation time

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- McCormick Park set to light the night

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- Easy riders

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- Finding par at Trojan

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- Meet the new chief

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- Sides strike truce in district food fight

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- Brother-sister duo linked to St. Helens bomb

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- The new lobbyist link

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- Sheriff has hope despite budget crisis

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- Edward Conrad-Waggoner joins Port

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