St. Helens News

Kari Mote with friend and business collaborator, Reshell Smith, opened the doors to Curvaceous on June 15.

Permitting obligations for the proposed $28 million Columbia River Community Hospital have not sidelined plans for hospital revenue to kick in by 2011, a Columbia Health District board member said.

Pge Park: Independance Day Celebration Beavers vs. Sky Sox Game begins at 7:05 Admission $8-$15 Fireworks at the end of the game Waterfront Blues Festival Suggested donation of $10 or more Fireworks start at 10:05 pm Oak Park Pepsi Firework Spectacular $4 for 16 years and older $2.50 for 15 and younger Gates open at 10 a.m. first come first serve ...

SCAPPOOSE - A St. Helens woman was treated for minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident closed Highway 30 west of Portland Saturday afternoon.

Columbia County sheriff's deputies have secured a residential property near St. Helens, where a possible pipe bomb has been found.

For two years a vicious midnight robbery of a home-based business on Brookdale Avenue confounded investigators.

The Oregon State Police are investigating how a pipe bomb ended up on a residential property in Columbia County.

ST. HELENS, Ore. -- Budget cuts proposed in Columbia County may leave its sheriff's office with only three deputies, leading residents to express concern Thursday about their safety.

IS IT GETTING HOT IN HERE? - Chris Singelstad, owner of the newly opened tanning salon The Hot Spot, enjoys the grand opening of his new business with his employees: Jan Landreth, Bridgette Schneider, Christine Smith and Melissa Kubitz .

Former Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury will present a slideshow on the localized impact and opportunities of global warming at the Kozy Korner restaurant and bar, at 371 Columbia Blvd., on June 30 starting at 7 p.m. Bradbury completed a training program under former Vice President Al Gore concerning global warming issues.

Howard Drago stands beneath the photo of him when he served as Exalted Ruler of the Sweet Home Elks Lodge in 1984-85. Photo by Scott Swanson Howard Drago hasn't let age slow him much in his efforts to make sure things get done.

A brightly decorated window in St. Helens at Geppetto's Ice Cream and Deli. Old Town St.

Worried about losing your job? Global warming? Swine flu? Here's something else to add to your list.

Nearly $600,000 from a federal grant will help pay back money spent for the professional training of workers who lost their jobs during the mass layoff of Boise Inc.

ST. HELENS, Ore. -- The community of St. Helens is pulling together to save a building they say plays an integral part of helping victims of abuse in Columbia County.

ST. HELENS, Ore. -- The Oregon Senate has given final approval to a bill to crack down on "puppy mills" by setting a limit of 50 breeding dogs at production facilities.

Down revenues from less construction and a smaller state budget have forced local governments to tighten their own budgets.

St. Helens police have a brother-sister duo in custody believed to be responsible for the April 30 placement of an explosive device near a baseball field dugout in a city park.

Oregon has been awarded almost $600,000 in economic recovery money to help workers who lost their jobs when Boise Cascade closed a plant in Columbia County.

The Lady Washington cruises the Columbia River past St. Helens. Enter the "Send Terry on the road'' contest, for a chance to win a weekend getaway to central Oregon, by posting a comment with an Oregon travel tip on this Web site.