Being a Portlander, one of my favorite places to get out of town to for a few days is Bend, Oregon. It is part ski town, part hippster scence and party retirement area. The weather is great, the scenery is beautiful and Mt. Bachelor is just down the road.
Despite all of these great attributes, Bend [...]
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010 the Traffic Safety Division of the McMinnville Police Department will be conducting a Directed Traffic Safety Operation in the area of McMinnville High School. Compliance results of the operation will be compiled once the traffic safety operations are completed.
This Traffic Safety Operation is being conducted as a result of the [...]
On Friday morning March 5th, an unloaded logging truck was traveling southbound on Highway 211 in Colton when a number of horses were seen running free on the highway. Another motorist traveling on Bonney Road near the Highway 211 intersection saw the horses run from Bonney Road onto Highway 211. The witness followed the horses [...]
Portland’s world famous Saturday Market kicks off the new season this Saturday, March 6th. The market is located under and around the west landing of the Burnside bridge and runs 10am-5pm on Saturday and 11am-4:30pm on Sunday. Kick off weekend will include give-aways, Irish music on the main stage, a kids corner and much more.
The Portland [...]
A woman who was jogging along SW Walker Road was struck today when she ran into traffic. She suffered a severely broken leg. The driver, who was not at fault, fled the scene and was later arrested by Deputies.
The female jogger was running east on SW Walker Rd. when she attempted to cross the street, [...]
Eugene newspaper The Register Guard is reporting that Disney has released the University of Oregon from trademark obligations related to Disney character Donald Duck. Oregon’s mascot, Puddles, was fashioned after Donald and a long ago handshake agreement between Disney and University officials allowed for use. After Walt Disney’s passing and as years went by, the [...]
