The $40 million project, situated well above the flood plain, exemplifies Oregon's best model of everyone pitching in. It took private and non-profit partners as well as sustained civic and ...

VERNONIA, Ore. — For a mix of history and recreation off the beaten path, look no further than Vernonia, Oregon. “For me, being able to be outdoors is a way to discover new things,” said ...

In 1923, it briefly became the fastest-growing city in Oregon, according to the Oregon Historical Society. After the mill closure in 1958, Vernonia, like so many other mill towns , struggled to ...

Vernonia, a small city the 2010 U.S. Census put at about 2,150 people, ... And if you're not too tired, check out Lake Vernonia, once the Oregon-American lumber mill and hub of the city.

Vernonia is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, with a population of 1,851. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 93.60% of residents identify as white, 1.10% as Black ...

At long last, two of Oregon’s best cycling trails have been connected. Earlier this month, crews and volunteers from the City of Vernonia and Columbia County quietly filled the final gap that remained ...

VERNONIA, Ore. — Deputies and firefighters found a 12-year-old boy who was reported as missing Monday night from his home in Vernonia, Oregon. The Columbia and Washington county sheriff’s ...

Finally, the day had come to savor the victory. It had been five years of uncertainty, fighting, wrangling, and putting up with going to school in some pretty sorry conditions. But after five years of ...

VERNONIA, Ore. — A person was rescued after driving off a 30-foot embankment when first responders were first alerted to the crash because of an Apple device on Friday in Vernonia, Oregon — a ...