Parent gains control of vehicle, saves kids
By Cecelia Haack /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Updated May 13, 2008
“Mom, he died,” Kristin Perry said to her mom, Doris, as she burst into her family home Thursday evening.
Kristen cried. Perry and her …
Four students, bus driver injured in Highway 30 crash
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Updated May 13, 2008
One person died and four others were injured Wednesday afternoon when a passenger car collided head-on with a school bus on Highway 30 near St. …
Longview Fiber employee finds rig on forest land behind locked gate
By Cecelia Haack /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Updated May 13, 2008
Part of the mystery surrounding Sterling Blades’ disappearance has been revealed. His truck was found Friday, May 9, behind a locked gate on a …
St. Helens council says new stipend schedule paying off
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Updated May 13, 2008
A temporary pay raise that members of the St. Helens City Council approved for themselves effective at the beginning of the year is working out well …
Hope for veterans comes in little red flowers
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Buddy poppies have been a staple of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for more than 75 years, and this year is no exception.
Starting Friday, members of …
Patrick 'Ricky' Gayken Jr.; Loretta G. Knight
By Rose Zimnicki /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Patrick ‘Ricky’ Gayken Jr.
Patrick “Ricky” Gayken Jr. of Portland died April 16, 2008, at a care center in Portland …
By Art Heerwagen /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
A kayak on steroids is how Steve Gibons describes the Hobi Cat trimaran that will anchor the St. Helens Adventure Center in Olde Towne St. …
The South County Spotlight
Mon, May 5, 2008
Updated May 6, 2008
A building trade union has rescinded its endorsement of Joe Corsiglia and thrown its support behind Earl Fisher in the race for Columbia County …
Vindication too late to salvage coaching job
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Fri, May 2, 2008
Updated May 5, 2008
For St. Helens wrestling coach Keith Meeuwsen, the letter from the Oregon Department of Justice clearing him of accusations of misusing charitable …
By Art Heerwagen /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
During the 2007 session, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 111 that requires each Oregon county develop a plan about the use of deadly …
By Renee Jackson /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
Updated May 6, 2008
Drug-sniffing dogs were brought in, lockers were sniffed, four rooms were searched, and students were caught with drugs during a search recently at …
By Art Heerwagen /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 29, 2008
Updated Apr 29, 2008
Corn-based ethanol is being touted by many as an important alternative fuel of the future, and on Monday, more than 70 area decision-makers boarded a …
Budget largest ever and reflects growth of city
By Cecelia Haack /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 29, 2008
Updated Apr 29, 2008
Members of the Scappoose City Council this week received the biggest budget in the history of the city.
On Monday, City Manager Jon Hanken delivered …
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Updated Apr 22, 2008
Two of the three candidates for Columbia County sheriff brought very different styles to the first major political outing leading up to the May 20 …
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Columbia County voters got their first face-to-face look at most of the candidates for county commissioner whose names will appear on Oregon’s …
Simmons touts 27 years experience
By Cecilia Haack /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Gerry Simmons wants to be your county sheriff. He is a quiet man, serious and dedicated to law enforcement.
“We have a mission to provide …
By Rick Swart /
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Updated Apr 15, 2008
Kids learn better when they’re not sick.
Working from that basic premise, school health nurse Robin Loper embarked eight years ago upon a …
Columbia County turns over thousands of hard copy printouts and electronic files amassed on Columbia County Comissioner Joe Corsiglia’s office computer
By Darryl Swan /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Scappoose attorney Michael Sheehan doesn’t think he got his money’s worth in the stack of papers and arcane electronic data given to him …
Mother of 10-year-old Shane Davis, who was killed by his father in a murder-suicide at the Oregon coast earlier this month, questions whether the courts could have done more to prevent the crime
By Darryl Swan /
The South County Spotlight
Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Updated Apr 2, 2008
Shannon Davis, the mother of Shane Davis, the 10-year-old boy who was killed in a murder-suicide at the Oregon coast in March, said last Friday that …
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Updated May 13, 2008
Tom Henderson is a tall man with a great sense of humor. With a twinkle in his eyes, he claims everything he needed to know about journalism he …
Underdog realizes he faces uphill battle
By Tom Henderson / The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 13, 2008
Updated May 13, 2008
Will Hobbs hopes to be the David to Rep. David Wu’s Goliath.
Now if he could just afford a slingshot.
Slingshots are expensive these days, …
Lorretta G. Knight
The South County Spotlight
Fri, May 9, 2008
Loretta G. Knight
Loretta G. Knight, formerly of Scappoose, died May 7, 2008, at Avamere in Hillsboro. She was 73.
A memorial service will be held …
The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
Updated May 7, 2008
Employees and members of St. Helens Community Federal Credit Union are celebrating the appointment of Jeff Schwarz as their new president and chief …
By Rick Swart / The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
Updated May 6, 2008
What will Columbia County look like 10 years from now?
How can the community leverage assets like the airport and the Columbia River to bolster the …
Trash creates eyesores, health hazards in countryside
By Lona Pierce / The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
Updated May 7, 2008
Driving around a few rural backroads in Columbia County reminds one of scenes from Third World countries: piles of trash and yard debris, tires and …
By Art Heerwagen / The South County Spotlight
Tue, May 6, 2008
The doors of the new seven-screen movie theater in Scappoose opened early last week to give local officials, community leaders, and friends a …
Linda Jewell joins ad staff; Cecelia Haack takes over as Living editor
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Updated Apr 22, 2008
Two Columbia County residents have joined the staff of the South County Spotlight.
Linda Jewell of Warren has accepted a position as an advertising …
Columbia County communities looking for ways to cope with more rail traffic, longer trains
By Lona Pierce / The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Updated Apr 22, 2008
With the prospect of at least four unit trains (two each way) traveling the length of Columbia County every week, local residents have recently been …
Wrestling coach agrees to pay $600 penalty to settle case
By Rick Swart / The South County Spotlight
Fri, Apr 25, 2008
Updated Apr 29, 2008
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Friday approved a stipulated order in which St. Helens High School wrestling coach Keith Meeuwsen agreed …
By Art Heerwagen / The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Updated Apr 22, 2008
Judge Steven Reed sentenced Scott Nolan Scott to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years during a sentencing hearing on his conviction for …
The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Updated Apr 15, 2008
A St. Helens Middle School student, Mikayla Langley, 14, collapsed and died Friday afternoon at the school.
Columbia River Fire & Rescue …
By Rick Swart / The South County Spotlight
Tue, Apr 22, 2008
Corporate trainer and motivational speaker Rick Olson has some simple suggestions for people who want to succeed in business:
• Assume people like …
The South County Spotlight
Mon, Apr 14, 2008
The St. Helens Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a rape suspect. On Saturday, April 5, at about 1:30 a.m. a …
By Darryl Swan / The South County Spotlight
Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Jennifer St. John’s alleged attempted murder of her newborn girl on Valentine’s Day in the restroom of a St. Helens assisted care center, …
