Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
Four Molalla residents showed up at the Molalla Communications Company office on Friday afternoon bearing copies of a petition that, if successful, would oust the majority of the telephone cooperative’s directors and upper management.
The petitioners say the action is necessary to spur change in a board and management team that has not [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
The case remains open, but the search for missing 75-year-old Ruby Larson was called off last night.
After two days of combing Molalla and the surrounding area for a sign of the elderly woman, who left the Pheasant Pointe assisted living facility at 3 p.m. on Monday, searchers concluded that their resources were [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2007 | No Comments »
The search in Molalla for missing 75-year-old Ruby Larson was halted temporarily last night at 9 p.m., and was restarted today at 6 a.m. Search and Rescue teams from Clackamas County Sheriffs Office, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office will be searching today, along with three K9 teams and 25-30 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
Search and rescue teams have been combing the Molalla area since last night, looking for 75-year-old Ruby Larson.
Larson, who suffers from dementia according to family members, was seen leaving the Pheasant Pointe Assisted Living Facility at about 3 p.m. yesterday.
Family members began searching for Larson shortly thereafter and at about 8 p.m. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 19, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
Austin Wright Greenwood, 18, of Oregon City pled guilty today to two counts of third degree assault and one count of first degree criminal mischief in the May 24 attack on two Latino men in Mulino’s Wagon Wheel Park.
According to deputy district attorney Scott Healy, angry words “fueled by alcohol” culminated with [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
Bad weather conditions, possibly compounded by a lack of seatbelts, made for a serious crash on Highway 211 in Colton this morning. A 15-year-old Canby girl and her mother, both seriously injured, remain in critical condition at OHSU.
According to local officials, Norma Martinez Sanchez, 51, of Canby, was driving north towards Estacada [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla PioneerAfter finding dioxins — toxic chemical compounds — buried in the soil of the former Avison lumber mill site in Molalla, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has asked Avison Rock Quarry to sample the soil of nearby properties in search of contamination.
Dealing with the soil contamination is the last hurdle facing [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
When 67-year-old Linda Mildred Cook unexpectedly left the home she shares with her husband in Emmett, Idaho, on July 4 police and family members thought she was heading for Molalla, where she lived for many years.
However, Cook, who has a thyroid condition that can lead to acute confusion, turned up in a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2007 | No Comments »
By Abby SewellMolalla Pioneer
After a quiet week during the Buckeroo and the Fourth of July, a teenager nearly drowned in the Molalla River on Thursday evening, at Wagon Wheel Park.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office reported that Jose Arguello-Delgado 17-year-old from Canby, was swimming in the river at about 7 p.m. when he became tired and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2007 | No Comments »
A construction worker who was injured while working on the Feyrer Park bridge on Tuesday has been released from Legacy Emmanuel Hospital and is in good condition, according to Clackamas County’s project manager Mike Bezner.
“I think it was a treat and release kind of deal,” he said.
The construction worker, a member of the C.P. Contruction [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Families lined the streets of Molalla with lawn chairs this morning to watch the Giant Street Parade, in honor of the 4th of July holiday. Pictured here, Grand Marshall Maryjane Sharp (in car, left) escorts Molalla Buckeroo Queen Rebecca Thompson (right) and Princess Stephanie Hedin (left) along the parade route.
Photo by Abby Sewell
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A construction worker was injured this afternoon while working on the Feyrer Park Road Bridge. The worker, who was crushed between a back hoe and a piece of steel, was conscious when emergency personnel from Molalla and Colton Fire Departments arrived just before 2 p.m.
The man was taken to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital by LifeFlight.
Molalla firefighter [...]
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