Local News
Published: 5/1/2012 10:45:23 AM
Joseph Lindsay is the new guy in town for the moment.The 38-year-old Eugene native came on board last month as the new Canby city attorney, replacing John Kelley, who retired.
Published: 5/1/2012 11:01:26 AM
Sixteen-year-old Taco Bell employee Kaylyn Dushkin took customer service to a new level this month.Kaylyn came to the aid of a stricken customer, reviving him with CPR that she’d learned in high school in Arizona.
Published: 5/1/2012 4:02:37 PM
A Coast Guard inspection and some minor repairs left the M.J. Lee Canby Ferry high and dry last week.Work crews from Portland heavy transport firm Omega Morgan pulled the 160,000-pound ferry from the Willamette River Sunday.
Published: 5/1/2012 4:36:54 PM
A group of leadership students from Canby High School have organized what may well be the largest candidate forum in the state of Oregon this spring. The second annual Canby Forum — a political event run entirely by the students — will bring together politicians running for U.
Published: 5/1/2012 4:52:30 PM
Last week, I flew a plane over Canby.It’s true. I took the controls of a Cessna 162 Skycatcher, flying through the sky at 118 mph at about 1,500 feet obove the ground.
Published: 5/3/2012 2:03:30 PM
A 40-year-old Salem man was injured early Thursday when his auto and a Ford F-350 pickup truck collided on Highway 99E at Lone Elder Road near Aurora.Matthew Domenigoni of Salem was reported in serious condition Thursday afternoon at Legacy Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin.
Published: 5/4/2012 1:56:33 PM
The city budget committee put possible funding relief for the library and OCTS “on the bubble” Thursday, pending review of the total budget. The next meeting will be May 3.
Published: 5/8/2012 10:45:39 AM
AURORA — North Marion High School was hit with more than $3,000 worth of damage early Monday morning and is soliciting the public’s help in finding the culprits.
Published: 5/8/2012 10:48:00 AM
Starting July 1, Canby residents will pay 5 percent more for sewer and stormwater service that is billed with their water and electric. A recent rate analysis recommended a 4 percent increase, but the city council at its May 2 meeting elected to impose a 5 percent increase.
Published: 5/8/2012 11:14:03 AM
There's a new voice in town. Well, more than a voice. Pastor Jeff Joyner brings plenty of talents to his new role at Canby Christian Church. Joyner is the newest addition to the staff of Canby Christian, but is definitely not new to leading worship.
Published: 5/8/2012 11:17:53 AM
When Canby Mayor Randy Carson steps to the podium May 17, his message will be one of hope, goodwill and another year of advancement in Canby. That’s the least one can expect as he delivers his thoughts during the 8th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday, May 17, from 6:30 to 7:30 a.
Published: 5/9/2012 1:14:55 PM
Two motorists escaped injury Wednesday morning when their cars collided on Highway 99E at Lone Elder Road near Aurora, the second accident at that intersection in six days.
Published: 5/9/2012 4:44:10 PM
The annual Walk for Life walk-athon benefiting the Pregnancy Care Centers of the North Willamette Valley will be held Saturday at Wait Park in Canby.Registration will be from 8:15 to 9 a.
Published: 5/10/2012 1:48:27 PM
Canby, Oregon goes live on a newly released video by the Canby Leadership Class, which features some well-known Canby faces and places.The highlight of the film shows Canby Police Lt.
Published: 5/10/2012 5:06:14 PM
Leigh Darling, a member of the Canby High School Leadership Class, took the lead in organizing a political forum that brought candidates for congressional, state and county offices to Canby Tuesday.
Published: 5/16/2012 8:55:51 AM
It looks as though Canby’s Martha Schrader won’t have to wait until November to re-establish herself on the Clackamas County Commission.Schrader was able to garner nearly 52 percent of the vote in her battle with Jim Knapp and Jeff Caton for Position 3, which means she won’t have to face a runoff with one of those two.
Published: 5/16/2012 11:49:30 AM
The Aurora City Council will meet in special session Thursday, May 17, at 6 p.m. at city hall.Items to be discussed include insurance and benefits policy, combining the Aurora Planning Commission and Historic Review Board and a recent meeting with Aurora Volunteer Fire District regarding water and sewage system rates.
Published: 5/20/2012 11:48:46 AM
A 22-year-old Canby man died near Brooks early Saturday morning.Oregon State Police said that David P. Forrest, 22, was northbound on Interestate-5 just after midnight Saturday morning when his car, a Nissan 350Z, drifted off the right shoulder of the freeway, plunged through a large clump of grass and struck a tree.
Published: 5/22/2012 11:09:26 AM
Baker Prairie Middle School students hosted the annual Oregon Track Meet for the Visually Impaired Friday, helping to bring smiles to more than 100 young Oregonians.
Published: 5/22/2012 2:15:42 PM
Canby, with a population of about 3,000, was a two-doctor town in 1970, but city visionaries knew the farming community would be growing fast in years to come.
Published: 5/22/2012 2:39:10 PM
On May 17th, Canby businesses, organizations and volunteers gathered together to contribute to making downtown Canby truly “The Garden Spot”. Blooming flower baskets and planters were installed and will lining now line 2nd Avenue and Wait Park from mid-May to late October.
Published: 5/22/2012 2:45:51 PM
During Canby’s First Friday June 1, the Canby Area Chamber of Commerce and the city’s economic development department, will randomly select a “cash mob” location from a pool of submitted registration forms.
Published: 5/22/2012 2:51:38 PM
After spending much of her career working at salons in the Canby area, Lori Pearce felt the time was ripe for her to own one herself.That’s the genesis of Studio 103 Hair Salon at 207 SW First Ave.
Published: 5/22/2012 2:59:41 PM
It looks as though Canby’s Martha Schrader won’t have to wait until November to re-establish herself on the Clackamas County Commission.Schrader was able to garner nearly 52 percent of the vote in her battle with Jim Knapp and Jeff Caton for Position 3, which means she won’t have to face a runoff with one of those two.
Published: 5/29/2012 10:08:38 AM
The Canby High School Equestrian Team won the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET) State Championship recently at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, with many individual competitors placing well in their events.
Published: 5/25/2012 4:25:59 PM
Lawyers for former Canby city administrator Mark Adcock and the city of Canby settled out of court May 15, under mediation with U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Coffin in Eugene.
Published: 5/29/2012 10:34:00 AM
Sixty-seven years ago, Okinawa was the stage for one of the fiercest battles of World War II. This is the story of Nisei American soldier Seiyo Higashi, who came face to face during that battle with his younger brother — a wounded Japanese soldier — in the Yambaru Forest.
Published: 5/29/2012 10:42:44 AM
Wheeling around Canby and the rest of Clackamas County isn’t a goal, it’s a dedicated program the county’s tourism department is pursuing diligently.
Published: 5/29/2012 10:50:41 AM
Lois Leveen will return to the Canby Public Library Tuesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m.Leveen recently led the library’s four-part “1776” discussion series.
Published: 5/30/2012 10:19:53 AM
Canby Excavating will close Northwest First Avenue from the east edge of North Elm to the intersection of North Fir Street Wednesday, May 30.This work will not extend into Elm but will impact most of the intersection at Northwest First Avenue and North Fir Street.
Published: 5/30/2012 10:25:55 AM
After much wrangling and a little financial bump at the end, the renovation of First Avenue has begun. Work on Northwest First Avenue began Thursday with the removal of street lights on First Avenue between North Elm and North Grant streets.
Published: 5/30/2012 10:50:41 AM
Classic car owners and enthusiasts are invited to participate and enjoy Canby Main Street’s June 1st First Friday events.Classic cars and their owners will cruise the streets of downtown Canby between 6 pm and 8 pm on Friday, June 1.
