Hard work can really pay off sometimes. Pedro Sanchez and his brother José will be the new owners of Islands Grill when they take over from original owners Jordan and Tiffany Luevano next month. Islands Grill is the popular home of delicious …
An Easter Egg Hunt for adults? Yes, you’ve got that right! Easter isn’t just for kids! On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Camp Cedar Ridge ADULTS 21 and over only can take part in this fun annual event! Get checked in between 1:00-1:45 pm and the …
On behalf of the Vernonia Bunco Babes, and friends of the Butcher family, we would like to send a gigantic THANK YOU to the community of Vernonia for your incredible support and love that was felt on Thursday, March 2 and the couple of weeks …
The Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District (VRFPD) Board of Directors hosted a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 to discuss plans to place a Local Option Levy to fund operations on the May 16, 2023 election ballot.
Courts in Oregon recently made two decisions that impact gun rights for Oregonians.
Hello Vernonia residents, my name is Nicole DeWitt. I am the new library assistant here at Vernonia Public Library. I have been a resident of Vernonia for 26 years. I am married to Colton DeWitt. We have two boys, Grady and Sawyer. We homeschool and love to spend our time in the outdoors bac…
Seats on several local Boards will be up for election on the May 16, 2023 ballot, including seats on the Vernonia School Board, and Vernonia and Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Districts.
The 85th Annual Oregon Logging Conference will literally be bigger and better than last year! There will be more displays and exhibitors and hundreds more who have registered and are planning to attend.
Vernonia’s Voice publisher Scott Laird took along a copy of the Voice when he went to visit his sister Suzy Veilleux and her family in Wakefield, Massachusetts in January. Scott spent time with his 16 year old niece and nephew, twins Sophie and Trevor, practicing their driving, talking about…
Here at the Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District, and in the pages of Vernonia’s Voice, we’ve recently been talking about an increasing call volume, which is the number of times we respond when we are dispatched to assist someone in need of help.
Each year the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department hosts several no-cost Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection events throughout Columbia County. The HHW Collection Program allows residents to drop off various toxic and unsafe materials that are not permitted in the regul…
At the February 6, 2023 Vernonia City Council meeting, Council approved a new Utility Rate Adjustment Policy that establishes a set of procedures and calculations for annually adjusting the City’s water and sewer rates. The policy will be off…
Hello friends, I would like to thank you all for being so patient as we transition with new library staff. With that being said as of February 20 (Presidents’ Day) we will be closed Mondays until June 2023.
Sandy Welch has seen a lot in her 20+ years in charge of the Vernonia Cares Food Pantry. She’s seen her client list grow, witnessed flood waters rise, and watched a new facility be built. She has been the needed helping hand and face of compa…
