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Comprehensive News Feed for Vernonia, OR.

Results 1 - 20 of 186 in Vernonia, OR

  1. Special delivery gets mail carrier in troubleRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Oregonlive.com

    ... postal worker's on-the-job delivery has earned him an 18-month prison sentence. Ronald Richard Berkan, 48, of Vernonia was sentenced today on one charge of distribution of marijuana to an underage person, a transaction carried out while the mail ...

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    Related Topix: Washington County, OR, Drugs

  2. Mail man sentenced for delivering more than mailRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | KEX-AM Portland

    48-year-old Ronald Berkan of Vernonia, Oregon got caught delivering more than mail on his route, he was also selling marijuana. Berkan pleaded guilty to distribution of marijuana to a person under 21 years of age. Berkan was arrested after Lake ...

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  3. Vernonia DemolitionRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Oregonlive.com

    The east wing of the flood-ravaged Vernonia High School was demolished Friday. The west side of the building, containing the gym, locker rooms and offices, will be restored for use until a new school can be ...

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  4. Postman? Wait a minute, cops say, he's a PotmanRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... 18 months in federal prison for selling marijuana on his mail route. Prosecutors said 48-year-old Ronald Berkan of Vernonia, Ore., pleaded guilty in April to distribution of marijuana to a person under 21. Investigators said they arrested Berkan ...

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  5. Cops say postman is a potmanRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Statesman Journal

    ... 18 months in federal prison for selling marijuana on his mail route. Prosecutors said 48-year-old Ronald Berkan of Vernonia pleaded guilty in April to distribution of marijuana to a person under 21. Investigators said they arrested Berkan after Lake ...

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  6. Ore. postman sentenced for making special deliveriesRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | KATU-TV Portland

    Prosecutors said 48-year-old Ronald Berkan of Vernonia pleaded guilty in April to distribution of marijuana to a person under 21.

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    Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Washington County, OR, Lake Oswego, OR

  7. Oregon mailman made pot deliveries, tooRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | KGW-TV Portland

    A citizen's complaint has led a pot-dealing postman from package delivery to prison time.

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    Related Topix: Washington County, OR, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drugs

  8. Prep Football: Royals keep rallying in 31-27 win over VernoniaRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 28 | Portland Tribune

    ... goes into Northwest League play on the strength of a nail-biting win. The Royals (4-1) rallied to beat visiting Vernonia (0-4) 31-27 on Friday. "It was quite the exciting game," Portland Christian coach Andrew Jannsen says. Now the Royals play host ...

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  9. Vernonia tears down high school to build anewRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | Oregonlive.com

    ... one to tear into the side of the flood-damaged school. At 10:05 a.m. Friday, Kenneth Cox, superintendent of the Vernonia School District, climbed into a CAT excavator and smashed its extended rake into the side of the town's high school to kick off ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Scappoose, OR, Family, Teenagers, Columbia County, OR, Natural Disasters, Flood

  10. Santiam tops Corbett for 3-0 startRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Statesman Journal

    ... (28-22), and Central Linn (43-13) host Nestucca (3-1) on Friday. The Bobcats are coming off a 20-16 win against Vernonia. Against Corbett, Johnson found Lucky from 25 yards out to start the scoring. Santiam went up 13-0 when Johnson found White ...

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  11. Fire personnel take part in Wednesday's ceremony. thomas patterson | Statesman JournalRead the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Statesman Journal

    ... grass fires. An hour after he left his shift, he suffered a heart attack and crashed his car on Scappoose-Vernonia Highway. Miller was among the family members of fallen firefighters and fire personnel attending the memorial service Thursday at the ...

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  12. Fire personnel take part in Wednesday's ceremony. thomas patterson | Statesman JournalRead the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Statesman Journal

    ... grass fires. An hour after he left his shift, he suffered a heart attack and crashed his car on Scappoose-Vernonia Highway. Miller was among the family members of fallen firefighters and fire personnel attending the memorial service Thursday at the ...

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  13. Warriors host Spartans in Game of the WeekRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 18 | News-Register

    ... with three wins, the strength this far has been the Spartan defense. The team needed just one score to get by Vernonia to open the season (6-0), and last week allowed six points in a 22-6 win over Creswell. Neither team has been scoring a lot of ...

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  14. Robert Hales added to firefighter memorial Robert Hales, the...

    Wednesday Sep 17 | South County Spotlight

    ... 224, or visit City Hall at 33568 E. Columbia Ave. for a citizen interest form. State provides disaster relief to Vernonia, Columbia County The Oregon Economic and Community Development Department awarded the city of Vernonia and Columbia County two ...

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  15. Only Condon didn't have any

    Monday Sep 15 | KMTR

    ... Jacksonville, Manzanita, North Plains, Hood River, Gearhart, Aumsville, Banks, Hines, Amity, Aurora, Yamhill, Vernonia, Coburg, Cannon Beach, Oakridge and Prineville. But only Condon, population 684, was also listed as free of major property crimes. ...

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  16. Cheaper gas off U.S. 26, fueled by 'God's love'

    Saturday Sep 13 | The Oregonian

    ... to hurry down. "This is going to be quite the deal for us, for a week or so," said Rocky Hill, 46, who lives in Vernonia. He said he admired the group for finding such a novel way to help regular Oregonians. "There's no way to get around gas," he ...

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  17. High-Water Vehicles Highlight Guard's Response ArsenalRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 11 | Department of Defense News

    ... high-water vehicles in and around New Orleans in late August as Hurricane Gustav approached. -- When storms flooded Vernonia, Ore., in early December 2007, high-water vehicles were used to rescue hundreds of people. -- When flooding hit Pennsylvania ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Osteen, FL

  18. Mississippi Cargo Plane Carries Oregon Air Guardsmen For Hurricane ReliefRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 11 | K103

    ... The soldiers who deployed from the Portland Air Base Thursday also helped in flood relief efforts last December in Vernonia.

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  19. Vernonia work party to help fix high schoolRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 11 | Oregonlive.com

    More than 30 volunteers are expected this weekend for a flood-related community work party at Vernonia High School, 299 Bridge St .

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  20. You get to hear Everclear - and help a nonprofitRead the original story

    Monday Sep 8 | Oregonlive.com

    ... o shelters and increase likelihood of permanent placement. The group is opening a boarding and training facility in Vernonia called the Oregon Canine University .

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