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Diners at a popular Vancouver Chinese restaurant were in for a scare Saturday evening, when a large fire engulfed the rear balcony.

       Oregon Schools Superintendent Hal Gregory offered highlights in the school district from last year at a recent “State of the Communities” event at Mercy Health-St. Charles Hospital.

        Students in 10 second-grade classes in the Oregon City Schools District recently participated in Safety Around Water classes at the Eastern YMCA.

A week after the shooting outside Whitmer High School's football stadium, area high schools wore orange at Friday football games in a unified show of support.

Like many local area schools, Clay fans will wear orange in support of Whitmer.

        Oregon City Schools Superintendent Hal Gregory said at a school board meeting on Tuesday that he will not be recommending to the board a policy that would allow teachers and school staff to legally carry firearms onto school grounds.

After a decade of peace and quiet on the league front, the pot is getting stirred again, and this time it is the Northern Lakes League doing the stirring. This might be an opportunity for Clay, which for years has been seeking an opportunity to join the NLL.

        Clay High School students in March will start seeing a black Labrador retriever walking the halls to brighten their days.

Oregon City Schools seeing an untick in people applying for jobs.

        The Oregon City Schools Board of Education approved a bid at the Oct. 19 school board meeting to begin the Performing Arts Studio capital project located at Clay High School.