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Nelson's Market, 33666 E Columbia Ave., Scappoose

Scappoose Smoke Shop, 52503 Columbia River Highway, Scappoose

Engstrom Food Mart/Chevron, 52413
Columbia River Highway, Scappoose

By Ace and Grocery Outlet, Chinook Plaza, Scappoose

Roadrunner Gas & Grocery, 52023 Columbia River Highway, Scappoose

Fred Meyer-Scappoose, 51501 S Columbia River Highway, Scappoose

Columbia River Market, 50654 Columbia River Highway, Scappoose

Chubb's/Chevron, 745 S Columbia River Highway, St. Helens

Rite-Aid, 85 S Columbia River Highway, St. Helens

Safeway, 795 S Columbia River Highway, St. Helens

Walmart, 2295 Gable Road, St. Helens

Red Apple Market, 1111 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens

Zatterberg's Grocery, 770 West St., St. Helens

Deer Island Store, 64561 Columbia River Highway, Deer Island

Columbia City Mini Mart, 300 A St., Columbia City

Yankton Store, 33144 Pittsburg Road, St. Helens

Sherlock's Grocery, 155 Vernonia Road, St. Helens

Walgreens, 175 S. Columbia River Highway, St. Helens

Skinny's Texaco, 373 S Columbia River Highway, St.

All five seats on the St. Helens school board are occupied once again following the appointment of a new board member.
06/01/2026

All five seats on the St. Helens school board are occupied once again following the appointment of a new board member.

All five seats on the St. Helens school board are occupied once again following the appointment of a new board member. After interviewing a pool of four applicants during a […]

It was a good week for the Hops last week, but, man, it could've been better...
06/01/2026

It was a good week for the Hops last week, but, man, it could've been better...

It was a good week for the Hops, but it could’ve been great. After winning the first four games of their six-game series with Everett this past week, Hillsboro dropped […]

11 people were killed and seven were injured in a chemical spill at the Nippon Dynawave facility in Longview, Washington...
06/01/2026

11 people were killed and seven were injured in a chemical spill at the Nippon Dynawave facility in Longview, Washington.

The 11 people who died after an implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview, Washington, were identified Saturday. The nine initially reported missing were found and identified over […]

Historically, about one in eight Oregonians has taken advantage of the Treasury-backed education savings plans. Oregon S...
06/01/2026

Historically, about one in eight Oregonians has taken advantage of the Treasury-backed education savings plans. Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner, who was elected in 2024, aims to at least double that.

BEAVERTON – The 18 graduates of Ms. Womack’s kindergarten class at Beaverton’s Vose Elementary are preparing to become firefighters, soccer players, astronauts and doctors, they said. Going on to college […]

Scappoose and St. Helens athletes earn hardware at state track and field championships in Eugene. Read about it here...
05/31/2026

Scappoose and St. Helens athletes earn hardware at state track and field championships in Eugene. Read about it here...

Close, but not quite close enough. It was a great day for Scappoose track and field athletes, but despite a bevy of outstanding individual performances, the Indian boys fell three […]

Four in a row? Why not? Hops win fourth straight over Everett, fifth overall. Read about it here...
05/30/2026

Four in a row? Why not? Hops win fourth straight over Everett, fifth overall. Read about it here...

It may be too late to win the Northwest League’s first half, but the Hops are building momentum for the second half as the result of a fifth straight win, […]

Officials have confirmed nine deaths as a result of the incident, and efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining two m...
05/29/2026

Officials have confirmed nine deaths as a result of the incident, and efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining two missing people.

A seventh victim has been recovered from the scene where an industrial tank containing toxic chemicals failed at Nippon Dynawave in Longview, Washington. An industrial tank containing thousands of gallons […]

The move came after state officials recently declined to continue issuing the plates to federal agencies.
05/29/2026

The move came after state officials recently declined to continue issuing the plates to federal agencies.

The move came after state officials recently declined to continue issuing the plates to federal agencies The Trump administration sued four Democratic-led states Wednesday over the states’ refusal to grant […]

🎨Clatskanie is getting a makeover, and community members are invited to help celebrate.
05/29/2026

🎨Clatskanie is getting a makeover, and community members are invited to help celebrate.

Clatskanie is getting a makeover. Beginning June 5, a team of artists with the Portland Street Art Alliance will begin painting murals at five sites throughout the city. The artists […]

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