Local News
Published: 1/3/2013 4:22:42 PM
JulyRoad construction in Mulino nears completionThe construction on Highway 213 near Milk Creek Bridge in Mulino was expected to be finished by the end of July.
Published: 1/4/2013 11:23:46 AM
Search and rescue crews were sent to Goat Mountain in Colton this morning to retrieve two teenagers who were stranded overnight after their car got stuck in the snow.
Published: 1/4/2013 2:53:02 PM
Search and rescue crews rescued two stranded teenage boys on Goat Mountain near Colton at noon today after the boys had been stranded overnight when their truck got stuck in the snow.
Published: 1/4/2013 4:09:02 PM
A stray bullet was shot through the front door of a Molalla-area house, Dec. 30, then traveled through a wall and into the door of the family’s refrigerator, where it is still lodged.
Published: 1/8/2013 3:16:36 PM
Michelle Mills, the former Molalla city councilor who was arrested for embezzling $350,000 from her employer, pleaded guilty today to five counts of aggravated theft in the first degree.
Published: 1/10/2013 1:28:03 PM
Police are asking for help from the public in finding a man who broke into a Beavercreek woman's home Tuesday and tried to rape her. The woman was injured in the attack, but successfully fought off the intruder.
Published: 1/8/2013 1:32:33 PM
Eagle Newspapers Inc., announced the sale today of six of its weekly newspapers, including the Molalla Pioneer, to Oregon Publications Corporation.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:03:37 AM
Mike Clarke was 19 when he left Vietnam after serving there two years in the U.S. Army as a door gunner on an HU-1 helicopter. A few weeks ago, he returned to the Mekong Delta for the first time since that day in 1969 when he headed for home.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:14:05 AM
A former Molalla man was named Officer of the Year by the Oregon State Marine Board.He is the son of Randy and Suesan Thompson of Molalla. “We are proud of each of our children, and we know that their Molalla roots are a part of their success,” Suesan Thompson said.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:41:11 AM
TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. They are a non profit organization that provides a network of low cost weight loss support groups. And we are lucky to have two in Molalla.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:51:47 AM
Jason Coleman, grandson of the legendary Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer, continues his family’s tradition in this nostalgic and entertaining tribute at the Richard R.
Published: 1/11/2013 4:04:20 PM
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives assisted detectives from the Tustin, Calif. Police Department in locating and apprehending murder suspect Charles Lee Clark in Beavercreek.
Published: 1/15/2013 12:17:56 PM
Clarkes Elementary School in Mulino was locked down this morning after police received several reports from local residents of a man carrying a rifle near the school.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:35:25 PM
A Molalla teacher who teaches and promotes citizenship and patriotism to her students was named Oregon State Teacher of the Year, a National Citzenship Education award through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:50:56 PM
At Molalla Elementary School each month, students vie for the honor of being named an Eagle of the Month. The Eagles of the month for December are Kindergarten: Matus Hernandez Zaragoza, Miranda Martinez Vivar, Zoey Taylor, Charisma Walker, Anselmo Perez-Ocegueda, Alexandria Simington, Lillian Jones, Joseph Orr Martinez; First Grade: Joey LaFollette, Jennifer Hernandez Osio, Logan Martin, Luis Almanza, Gavyn Taylor, Marilu Pena-DeLaCruz; Second Grade: Daniel Fregoso, Reese Hawkins, Evelyn Eufragio-Morales, Sidonia Hoyt, Juan Luis Hernandez, Aprill Weber; Third Grade: Sean Derrick, McKenna Salvetti, Savanah Findley, Kyla Lopez, Makayla Weber, DaLylia Orfield, Hector Verdejo-Cruz; Fourth Grade: Alondra Gomez, Kira Knox, Abby Zeek, Zara Hill,Stephen Musella, Cassidy Harwood; Fifth Grade: Destiny Weber, Jessica Salvador Lopez, Cassandra Hernandez, Aaliyah Chavez, Brianna Munoz, Matalyn Richins.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:54:30 PM
Last week’s rainy weather caused an area of drainage issues on the Rural Dell Elementary School playground, but Superintendent Tony Mann wants the community to know that he is looking into the matter and that he has an engineer lined up to assess the situation and give advice as to what steps to take.
Published: 1/16/2013 3:02:29 PM
Jason Coleman, grandson of the legendary Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer, continues his family’s tradition in this nostalgic and entertaining tribute at the Richard R.
Published: 1/16/2013 3:46:59 PM
When Mike Clarke talks about going back to Vietnam, he talks about the food. He talks about the people. And most of all, he talks about how things have changed in the country since those war-torn years when he was last there.
Published: 1/16/2013 4:06:21 PM
The Birthday Celebration of the Life of the Late William Stafford, Poet Laureate of Oregon, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Molalla Public Library.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:39:22 PM
The Molalla River School Board voted unanimously to renew the charter for the Renaissance Public Academy, an accredited, tuition-free charter school offering a classical education to Molalla area students.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:49:19 PM
Cindy Dishner, the owner of Cindy’s Café and Catering, was named the January Community Partner of the Month for the Molalla River School District. Superintended Tony Mann and the Molalla River School Board presented Dishner with a certificate at the last school board meeting.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:50:32 PM
Molalla High School Leadership Club will present the Chris David Comedy Hypnosis Show as the kick-off fundraiser for the 2013 Share the Love festivities.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:51:28 PM
Molalla High School junior Megan Penni was installed as the student representative on the Molalla River school board, where she will serve as the “voice of Molalla River School District students.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:54:43 PM
Molalla Mayor Debbie Rogge is expected to sign an ordinance repealing the city’s Economic Improvement District (EID) at the next city council meeting on Jan.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:56:54 PM
As one of its first actions, the new Molalla City Council voted to eliminate payment to the Chamber of Commerce of $20 per business license fee by repealing Resolution 2005-1 at its Jan.
Published: 1/29/2013 10:17:02 AM
Molalla High School junior Denise Aquino, 17, was named the Oregon State Migrant Student of the Year Friday at a state presentation ceremony in Seaside.
Published: 1/29/2013 10:38:28 AM
It looks like there is at least one organization showing strong interest in keeping services at the Molalla Adult Center going. Interim City Manager Mark Gervasi said Wednesday that the city is working with Clackamas County social services to call for an RFP to find someone to manage the adult center in terms of Meals on Wheels, plus the meals provided in the center.
Published: 1/29/2013 11:45:52 AM
A second-grade Molalla boy named Logan was all smiles Thursday, settled into a dental chair to have a cavity filled while watching a cartoon show on the overhead television.
Published: 1/29/2013 12:15:34 PM
Molalla residents may be looking at an increase on their PGE electric bills if last minute changes to the city’s PGE franchise agreement go through. City councilors at Wednesday’s meeting said to be comparable to the fees in other cities, they want Molalla’s franchise fees with PGE set at 5 percent.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:22:45 PM
A First Student school bus carrying Molalla students landed in a ditch on Vick Road about one mile from Molalla at approximately 3:30 p.m. today. A Clackamas County deputy at the scene said children were aboard the bus when it crashed, but nobody was injured.
Published: 1/31/2013 11:25:27 AM
For the third time in two years, a First Student school bus carrying Molalla students has been involved in a traffic accident. Wednesday, a school bus driven by a First Student employee landed in a ditch on Vick Road, on the outskirts of Molalla, at about 3:30 p.
Published: 1/31/2013 12:00:50 PM
A Molalla man was sentenced Wednesday to more than eight years in prison for sexually abusing a 13-year-old female relative to punish her for having sex on a camping trip with a teenage boy.
