West Linn News Archives

Last-minute Halloween shopper Chloe Webb, 9, is startled by her sister Whitney, 15, in a scary clown mask Friday at the Spirit Halloween store on Southeast 82nd Avenue.

Despite opposition from dozens of citizens and under threat of a possible recall election, West Linn city councilors voted 3-2 Monday to join an advisory committee that will examine wastewater treatment capacity across Clackamas County.

A Lake Oswego man was arrested late Tuesday for attempting to deliver 21 heroin-filled balloons after a police officer found him on the shoulder of Interstate 205, tinkering with his rear-view mirror.

Oregon's attorney general, John Kroger, was recognized Monday night with one of the state's top honors for literature: an Oregon Book Award.

Two men used a large rock to smash their way into a liquor store in Lebanon so they could steal alcohol.

West Linn City Council members debating a proposed wastewater treatment advisory committee are up to their ears in, well, you know.

An early '90s Weezer song blares from upstairs. The aroma from incense permeates the air.

The final Run With Paula event of 2009 was held Sunday, October 18th in West Linn.

West Linn police arrested a man for attempting to elude them while allegedly driving at the same time he was intoxicated early Saturday.

West Linn Police arrested a man this morning nearly 3 1 2 hours after they tried to pull him over for driving erratically.

West Linn's historic Willamette district is Oregon's latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places.

This straight stretch of Petes Mountain Road follows a sharp curve with a steep drop-off to one side, leaving drivers vulnerable to a 150-foot ravine if they fail to negotiate the turn.

A portion of West Linn's Willamette neighborhood recently won a spot on the National Register of Historic Places .

In a 2008 photo, Loretta Roche sorts through household goods damaged when sewage flooded her Oregon City home.

Button, button. Whose got the button? Probably Bryan Gilbert. The West Linn resident, 66, is a member of the Portland Button Club and Oregon City Club, offshoots of the Oregon State Button Society.

West Linn winemaker Jay Somers punches down pinot noir grapes in a holding tank at his J. Christopher Wines.

If you have never done a Run With Paula event then you are in for a treat. RWP events are some of the best organized events in the local area.

With the shutdown of Oregon City's End of the Oregon Trail museum last month, a few Oregon City and West Linn residents came up with a creative way to raise money for the museums and to continue the mission of bringing the city's history to life.

After 60 years, Kasch's garden centers and nurseries are out of business. The West Linn location on Willamette Drive was the last store left.

From left to right, Keegan Warrington, a 2007 WLHS graduate, Tate Koenig and Zach Lowry, students at Oregon State University, plan to rally their customized vehicle from England to Africa to raise global awareness.

State Rep. Scott Bruun announced today his candidacy for U.S. Congress in Oregon's 5th Congressional District.

A longtime West Linn doctor is under investigation by the state agency that licenses physicians.

The Friends of the West Linn Library will sell paperback and hardback books for 25 to 50 cents apiece during their Fall Sale at the library.

OR-5: Scott Bruun to run against Kurt Schrader On his blog, the O's Jeff Mapes posted the news that Rep.