9 March 2010, 11:49 am
Woo-hoo! We're number one! We're number one! Uh, wait a minute. Rankings are based on antidepressant sales? Gee, thanks BusinessWeek. Let's move on to happier news...... Read More »
9 March 2010, 8:35 am
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski has named Multnomah County Commission Chairman Ted Wheeler as state treasurer, succeeding Ben Westlund, who died Sunday of lung cancer. Wheeler, 47, a former financial industry executive and athlete who made it to the top of Mount Everest in 2002, is in the... Read More »
9 March 2010, 8:27 am
Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler has been named the new state treasurer. He also plans to run for the last two years of the term left vacant by the death of Treasurer Ben Westlund.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 6:42 pm
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski will hold a press conference Tuesday morning, presumably to announce his choice to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Treasurer Ben Westlund. Kulongoski's choice would serve until after the November election, when voters will elect someone to fill the last two years... Read More »
8 March 2010, 5:18 pm
The 10-year-old Lake Oswego girls were left shaken but unhurt after the coyote briefly chased one girl then sniffed the base of a tree that one girl climbed to get away.... Read More »
8 March 2010, 12:13 am
Pleasant Hill 2nd in state chess PLEASANT HILL — Pleasant Hill High School finished second in the overall varsity competition in the Oregon High School Chess Team Association Championship on Feb. 27 after winning the 4A title for the third year running. The team tied with 6A Lake Oswego, but …... Read More »
7 March 2010, 5:04 pm
Oregon State Treasurer Ben Westlund died early Sunday morning of cancer. Westlund, 60, became the new state treasurer in January 2009. Before that, he served 12 years in the Legislature and at one time was co-chairman of the budget-writing Joint Committee on Ways and Means. He had been battling ...... Read More »
4 March 2010, 6:48 am
The Professional Tennis Registry named Anni Miller of Lake Oswego as Oregon member of the year.... Read More »
4 March 2010, 12:08 am
Lake Oswego residents will likely be bracing themselves for another fee increase this year. Allied Waste, the contractor for the city’s garbage and recycling services, proposed an overall 6.73 percent increase this year. The actual increase is dependent on the size of container. For most ...... Read More »
1 March 2010, 11:49 am
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. – Officers with Oregon State Police and Lake Oswego Police teamed up to rescue a bald eagle injured in an apparent fight with another eagle. At about 7'30 p.m. Sunday, troopers, including one from the Fish & Wildlife Division, were requested to assist Lake Oswego Police Departmen... Read More »