Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2007 | No Comments »
By Tim LaneMolalla Pioneer
At the beginning of the Linfield College softball season freshman Jessica Popiel knew that her new team was good—she just didn’t realize how good.
“We always knew that we were probably one of the best teams in the country, but I don’t think that we realized that we were the best team in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
By Tim LaneMolalla Pioneer
Mitch Coleman heard about a competition through the Country Music Television channel from friends down in Texas looking for America’s Top Cowboy.
The grand prize was $50,000 and the chance to be on national cable television.
Coleman, who went to college in Texas and has two sisters who live there, decided to give the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Abby SewellMolalla PioneerThe scene of a commercial truck crash in Colton turned sticky when a shipping container filled with barrels of organic honey overturned on the side of Hunter Road.
A truck owned by BTS Container Service of Portland crashed at about 10 a.m. today while coming around a sharp corner heading downhill on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
New facts emerged today in the case of last night’s disturbance at Wagon Wheel Park. According to Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office reports, a group of white males assaulted a pair of Hispanic men in what may have been a racially motivated attack.
Austin Greenwood, 18, of Oregon City, was arrested on charges of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2007 | 51 Comments »
4-2 vote offers top city job to John Atkins, Jr. from city of West LinnBy Joe WilsonMolalla PioneerWednesday night the Molalla City Council ended months of searching, speculation and waiting by choosing a permanent replacement for former city manager Gene Green who left to take a job with the city of West Linn a little [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
A party by the river at Wagon Wheel Park ended with a closely-averted disaster for a group of teenagers last night, when 19-year-old Brittnee Stoner of Canby was swept up by a current while attempting to cross the Molalla River with a pair of friends.
Stoner made her way to the opposite shore, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
The number of Molalla High School varsity basketball players facing sex abuse charges in Clatsop County has risen to five.
Cody Anderson, 16, and Vlasy Kutsev, 16, and Onisefor Kutsev, 17, were indicted today on felony charges of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree and sexual abuse. All three are being tried [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
Molalla Fire Department assisted Clackamas and Marion County Search and Rescue teams in the rescue of an 86-year-old McMinnville man with Alzheimers today.
Jack McNally, whose daughter filed a missing person report with the McMinnville police yesterday, was discovered about 8:30 this morning by a construction crew working on a new road for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Here are some of the stories you’ll find in the Wednesday, May 16 issue of the Molalla Pioneer. If you buy the paper you’ll get to read these stories, plus quite a few other interesting items.
Ouch, that had to hurt!Police were called to a Colton home last Sunday morning after a 37-year-old man accidentally shot [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Annual community event gives citizens a chance to enjoy food, music and funBy Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
With temperatures heating up, Molalla is ready to celebrate another Spring Fling this weekend.
The events taking place on Saturday and Sunday run the gamut from music to food and shiny objects for sale, to the chance to slam some of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla PioneerA Colton man shot his wife in the leg with a pistol in what police determined to be an accident on Sunday morning.
According to the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office report, Joseph Lewis, 37, was preparing to clean a number of firearms in the bedroom of the family’s home on South Shibley Road [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2007 | No Comments »
The second of three Molalla High School basketball players facing sexual assault charges in Clatsop County appeared in court today.
18-year-old John Berokoff appeared in the Clatsop County Court in Astoria and pled not guilty to charges of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree.
The third defendent in the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Update: The public memorial for former state representative Mac Sumner will be held on May 20 at 4 p.m. at the Country Church at 16975 South Highway 211, Molalla.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2007 | No Comments »
16-year-old Molalla High School student Joshua Haqq appeared in the Clatsop County Court on Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to charges of unlawful sexual penetration and sexual abuse.
Haqq was the first of three MHS basketball players to be formally charged in the case, which involves incidents of sexual assault that allegedly occurred during [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2007 | No Comments »
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Molalla City Council for tonight, Wednesday, May 9, has been cancelled. Mayor Tom Foster cancelled the meeting because a majority of the councilors might not be able to attend and that might leave the council powerless to make decisions without a quorum.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for May [...]
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