By Matthew NelsonThe Mountain Times Hello Mountain Timers, Here we are in December, the home stretch. The end of the year is coming into view and that means the holiday shopping season is in full swing. By the time you are reading this, we will have less than three weeks before the big day. If you have not gotten everything crossed off your list, I have a suggestion for you. If you have the means and opportunity, I would like to encourage you to shop locally as much as you ca

For openers, the Hoodland Fire Station is currently where it needs to be with direct access to Hwy 26 with the stoplight signal already in place. YES the Station needs to be remodeled with some tear down, and rebuilt, not relocated. YES a bond measure would be required. A bond measure to cover the remodel, not the relocation. In addition, the Dorman property would be an ideal location for a Senior Living facility.. Pat Buckley Ryk H

to the Editor, For a couple of decades I’ve put signs supporting my candidates of choice out in front of my home. Two weeks before this latest election someone took down the one for my pick for president. Clearly this person agreed with my choice of county commissioner since that sign was undisturbed. It is tempting to jump on the vitriolic bandwagon and bad-mouth the people who supported a different candidate and somehow feel (and perhaps still feel) entitled to step on my F

By Maxine Bernstein and The Oregonian/OregonLive A sophisticated group of thieves that hit banks and ATMs across California spent time in Oregon, renting out an Airbnb where federal agents found power tools, blowtorch equipment and the robbers’ construction vests and helmet disguises, according to a federal affidavit. Investigators tracked some of the suspected crew members to the Airbnb in Welches, which had been rented from Oct. 16 to 22, according to the affidavit, but whe

By Ty Walker, The Mountain Times Nick Miller was 9 years old when his family moved to Zigzag in 1993. He grew up and has devoted much of his adult life giving back to the Mount Hood community in which he was raised. After graduating from Sandy High School in 2001, he became a volunteer firefighter at Hoodland Fire District at the age of 18, following in the footsteps of inspiring family friends. At first, Miller had aspirations of becoming a career firefighter but his life we