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West Linn parade puts one of Oregon's oldest garden clubs in the spotlight
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (351+ words) Published 5: 00 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 The West Linn Garden Club, one of the oldest garden clubs in Oregon, will serve as the grand marshal for the 70th annual Old Time Fair Parade. This year's parade theme, "250 Years and Still Blooming," celebrates America's…...
Get on down to the 70th annual West Linn Old Time Fair
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (510+ words) Published 4: 30 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 There's nothing like the view from the top of the ferris wheel at the West Linn Old Time Fair carnival. Willamette Park stretches out beneath, with music and carnival ride noises echoing from below and the…...
West Linn Police Department welcomes three new officers
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (130+ words) Published 4: 50 pm Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Kennedy Stevens, Eli Camacho and Noah Shockley have joined the West Linn Police Department. Now that they're hired, the new recruits will attend the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training academy in Salem. Training…...
How West Linn and Wilsonville firefighters are preparing for a potentially challenging summer
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (577+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Monday, June 29, 2026 Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, the fire department that serves West Linn and Wilsonville, ramped up its wildland training and received three new wildland fire engines after an unusually warm winter. This year, warmer temperatures and a…...
Lightning strikes golfer in West Linn
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (301+ words) Published 7: 30 pm Saturday, June 27, 2026 Lightning struck a golfer on Saturday afternoon at a golf course near West Linn, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. Emergency crews transported the man via ambulance to the burn center at Legacy Emanuel in Portland,…...
West Linn's out-of-this-world history
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (678+ words) Published 5: 00 am Saturday, June 27, 2026 This story originally appeared in the "Oregon's American History" special section. Long before Oregon City became the capital of the Oregon Territory and West Linn became an economic powerhouse across the Willamette River, indigenous nations recognized…...
Hundreds turn out to Willamette River for Yakama Nation lamprey celebration
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (532+ words) Published 10: 29 am Friday, June 26, 2026 OREGON CITY " Several hundred people turned out along the Willamette River on Thursday to celebrate a fish often misunderstood for its style but long revered for its substance. Pacific lamprey, a jawless fish that looks like…...
Here's how Oregon is celebrating America's 250th year of independence
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (858+ words) Published 9: 24 am Friday, June 26, 2026 Bigfoot is officially helping Oregon celebrate the country's 250th birthday. This September, the Dallas Area Visitors Center will host its second annual Bigfootstock, a one-day festival rooted in local folklore and the town's rural identity that brings…...
Kotek's prosperity council pushes for lower taxes, fewer regulations
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (908+ words) Published 3: 13 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 To jumpstart Oregon's economic development, the state should cut taxes, eliminate a key state climate program and allocate a quarter of a billion state dollars for business infrastructure needs every two years, according to a new…...
Oregon Historical Society event to highlight health and LGBTQ+ pioneer Dr. Marie Equi
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (303+ words) Published 10: 36 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The Oregon Historical Society is hosting an event on Thursday evening highlighting one of the state's earliest and most prominent health and equity advocates. The event, "It Started Here in The Dalles: The Passionate, Notorious Story…...