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City council votes to end Visitor Center agreement
If there’s such a thing as an amicable divorce, this may well qualify. The Wilsonville City Council on Monday voted to “negotiate a mutual termination” of tenancy with the Wilsonville Chamber of...
View ArticleMetro wants to hear from you about Climate-Smart Communities
The state wants you to drive less, and Metro has to make that happen. The state’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are believed to contribute to climate change. Metro, the regional...
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Wilsonville Eagle Scout looks to honor America's veterans
U.S. Navy veteran Edward Everett Hale spent three years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. He managed to survive the experience and lived to be 77 years old before passing...
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International company announces move to Wilsonville
Wilsonville scored an economic coup Tuesday, with the announcement that Stream Global Services will be relocating its Beaverton service center to Wilsonville starting sometime mid-summer. The move,...
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Nurse responds to alert on lifesaving app to assist man in cardiac arrest
A labor and delivery nurse who’s accustomed to using the most modern technology to save newborns in jeopardy relied on just her own skills early Wednesday morning to try and save a man’s life. Heather...
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After cancer diagnosis, Catalan family looks forward
Big things sometimes do, actually, come in small packages.In the case of 8-year-old Estevan Catalan, that "small package," which last fall appeared to be a fatal brain cancer diagnosis, now appears to...
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Wilsonville enacts camping ban on all public property
Homelessness and economic deprivation continue to be nationwide problems in America, and Wilsonville is no exception. From the Baldock State Rest Area south of the city, where people have taken to...
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Transportation systems plan reaches final stages
Transportation planning is not glamorous, but people sure would notice in a hurry if it wasn't taking place. That’s why the city of Wilsonville’s long-awaited update to its Transportation Systems Plan...
View ArticleCouncil clarifies Wilsonville noise ordinance
In response to recent discussion surrounding the Wilsonville Family Fun Center’s plan to install an outdoor zip line, the Wilsonville City Council recently clarified the city’s noise ordinance....
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Wilsonville Theater Company opens "James and the Giant Peach"
“James and the Giant Peach” is one of those rare pieces of children’s literature that manages to keep a firm grip on your imagination well into adulthood. From Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge to the...
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Error Code Xero captures regional title, now looks to fund trip to St. Louis
For a few fleeting minutes, the dream was over. The Wilsonville High School FIRST robotics team had fallen short at the March 23 Central Washington Regional, and a third consecutive trip to the World...
View ArticleSharing Spree fails to spread the wealth
Local business owners are saying the Portland branch of the Groupon-esque Sharing Spree LLC, which is based out of West Linn, owes them thousands of dollars for failing to honor discount deals. The...
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Mustangs, lavender and country living
It’s April, and that means it’s time once again for the popular Favorite 5 Country Farms spring tour of Wilsonville and Sherwood-area farms and artisans. This year, says organizer Shelby Crecraft,...
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Oregon Tech has the optical industry in focus
The hissing of pneumatically supported tables is just one clue this is no ordinary laboratory. Built to stabilize incredibly sensitive lenses, lasers and other optical equipment and instruments, the...
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Superintendent Bill Rhoades, West Linn's Harkins unharmed in Boston Marathon...
The explosions that shook the Boston Marathon today were in close proximity to a number of local residents, including West Linn-Wilsonville School District Superintendent Bill Rhoades. Three people...
View ArticleGraham Oaks flasher exposes himself to middle school students
For the second time in less than two months, a male subject has reportedly exposed himself to passers-by in Graham Oaks Nature Park on the western edge of Wilsonville. The first incident took place...
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Wilsonville city employee recounts chaos of Boston Marathon bombings
For Candi Garrett the heavy bronze medallion with its royal blue and yellow ribbon will always be a reminder of the day she nearly finished the Boston Marathon. “This was my sixth marathon, and it was...
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A grand experiment
It’s a grand experiment. And if all goes well, the backers of Our Table, a new food and farm cooperative located in the fertile hills between Wilsonville and Sherwood, hope they will be able to drive...
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Wilsonville veteran enjoys an Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
It took three years, but Jim Chase finally got his wish. Chase, now 90 years old, recently joined nearly 40 other World War II veterans in a grand tour of the nation’s capital, visiting Arlington...
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Kate Hoots joins Wilsonville Spokesman
For a person who has never taught a day in her life, Kate Hoots spends an awful lot of time at school. With three children enrolled in West Linn-Wilsonville schools and having served during the past...
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