Grand Ronde News

As we walked into the local Hallie Ford Museum of Art, I regretted that we'd missed so many good exhibits.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski proclaimed today as Native American Veterans Day, officials said.

Nearly three years after the large water tower alongside Interstate 5 was built, the debate rages on as to what to actually put on the structure.

Keizer city councilors on Monday night looked at three proposed water tower designs created by city staff members.

The Keizer City Council could decide tonight at its meeting whether to approve a design for the Chemawa Station water tower that may include the city's logo but not those of local tribes.

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will commemorate the completion of the $6.4 million Grand Ronde Road improvement project with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov.

The Chemawa Station water tower in Keizer might not have the tribes' logo on it after all.

GRAND RONDE - It's been a long time since the Old Karz Museum was in operation.

The Polk HALO summer work crews wrapped up a multiproject summer with a barbecue Sept.

GRAND RONDE - Sho Dozono was elected chairman of the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees during a Sept.

A Lincoln County sheriff's deputy accused of picking up money off a casino floor and then lying about it is on paid administrative leave, officials said.

A Lincoln County sheriff's deputy was arrested Saturday on an accusation of theft after he allegedly lied about picking up money from a casino floor, Polk County officials said.

Tom and Chris Maletis are negotiating with the Klamath Tribes to develop commercial ventures on and around their Langdon Farms Golf Club south of the Willamette River near Wilsonville.

Police on Thursday found a Keizer woman who allegedly had been hiding from authorities with her 3-year-old son for about two weeks.

A Grand Ronde house and several pieces of construction equipment were tagged overnight with spray paint and black marker, officials said today.

Keizer police are searching for a 3-year-old child taken by his mother and father, who do not have custody of the boy.

Keizer Police are asking for help to find two people who allegedly unlawfully left the county with their 3-year-old son.

Picturesque regional scenes are highlighted in "Standing Strong: Tribal Nations of Western Oregon." The film is one of eight in the Oregon Heritage Movie Series that will show at Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort the next three months.

Paul Evans in the Governor's office is spearheading an effort to raise $25,000 over the next couple of months in order to send wounded Oregon veterans to next year's Paralympic Games.

We've been hearing a lot about 'Cash for Clunkers,' Troubled Asset Relief Program and transportation-related stimulus projects, but the federal stimulus bill is having an important impact in Polk County in another way as well.