City hit with rash of car break-ins
NEW — 4 p.m. Aug. 25, 2015 The city of Newcastle experienced an influx in car break-ins this past week, according to an Aug. 25 e-alert from Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine. The thefts occurred...
View ArticleRetail Properties of America, Inc. buys Coal Creek Marketplace
NEW — 4:48 p.m. Aug. 27, 2015 Retail Properties of America, Inc. is the new owner and operator of Newcastle’s Coal Creek Marketplace. The company announced today that it acquired the 56,000 square foot...
View ArticleWindy weather could cause power outages
NEW — 11:51 a.m. Aug. 29, 2015 An August windstorm is already causing scattered power outages across the area. Puget Sound Energy offers up-to-date outage information, including restoration estimates,...
View ArticleCouncil to host budget retreat Tuesday
NEW — 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31, 2015 The Newcastle City Council will hold a daylong budget retreat Tuesday. It begins at 11 a.m. at The Golf Club at Newcastle, and will cover such topics as the city’s revenue...
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Inexperienced Patriots to rely on ‘grit’ in 2015
NEW — 3:18 p.m. Sept. 1, 2015 Just before the Liberty High School football team hit the locker rooms after a sun-soaked Aug. 21 practice, they gathered in an end zone and knelt on one knee. “It’s time...
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Hazen football looks to take next step in coach’s second year
NEW — 3:28 p.m. Sept. 1, 2015 The Hazen High School mascot is a Highlander, but this year, the football team has wolves on its mind. It stems from the squad’s 2015 motto, “Legs Feed The Wolf.” If a...
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Hazen marching band is back after more than 30 years
NEW — 6:15 p.m. Sept. 2, 2015 When Chris Coy interviewed for a teaching position at Hazen High School several years ago, it was clear administrators were looking for someone with a particular set of...
View ArticleTo the Editor — September 2015
NEW — 4:48 p.m. Sept. 2, 2015 Reject the proposed School Woods plan I am writing this to express my opposition to the proposed plan for the School Woods. Beyond the loss of trails, the increased...
View ArticleEditorial — Consider volunteering in the classroom
NEW — 4:50 p.m. Sept. 2, 2015 Newcastle parents whisked their children off to school this week, symbolically bringing an end to the long summer nights. After dropping the kids off at school, you might...
View ArticleCalendar — September 2015
NEW — 5:07 p.m. Sept. 2, 2015 Events All libraries and government buildings will be closed Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day. Newcastle Days, ‘Broadway at Boren,’ UC7 Band, car and truck show, parade...
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Police chief honors citizens for taking a bite out of crime
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 3, 2015 At the Aug. 18 Newcastle City Council meeting, Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine honored two people who helped police take a bite out of crime. King County Sheriff’s...
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‘Broadway at Boren’ kicks off Newcastle Days
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 4, 2015 Max Willoughby needed to get in character. So, the 10-year-old Newcastle resident let out a repeated “ribbit.” He was, after all, playing a frog in one of the numbers at the...
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Laughing all the way — Paradise Lost
NEW — 10 a.m. Sept. 4, 2015 I mentioned in a recent column that we would be road touring the vast and empty spaces of southeastern Oregon and jumping the borders between Washington and Idaho before...
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History feature — When strikes and Uniontown came to Newcastle
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 6, 2015 Early Newcastle was a coal town. That meant that everything — land and buildings — was owned by the coal company and the only jobs were associated with mining, separating,...
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Newcastle City Council candidates answer questions
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 7, 2015 Newcastle residents will see four City Council positions up for election on their November ballot, but only one race is contested. Council candidates Linda Newing and...
View ArticleNewcastle Days is Sept. 11-12
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 9, 2015 The city’s premier summer event is stretching to two days this year. Save the date for Newcastle Days, Sept. 11-12. The day before the main Sept. 12 festival, the city will...
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Find maps, schedules and more in Newcastle Days guide
NEW — 3:10 p.m. Sept. 11, 2015 The 2015 Newcastle Days guide is your official source for this year’s festival. Find maps, schedules and more to help guide you through another successful Newcastle Days.
View ArticleQuestions needed for Newcastle candidate forum
NEW — 7:53 p.m. Sept. 12, 2015 Meet the men and women vying for Newcastle City Council spots at an October candidate forum. The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce and the Newcastle Library are jointly...
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