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St. Helens, Oregon

1840s establishments in Oregon TerritoryCities in Columbia County, OregonCities in OregonCounty seats in OregonOregon populated places on the Columbia River
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Columbia County Courthouse (Columbia County, Oregon scenic images) (colD0018)
Columbia County Courthouse (Columbia County, Oregon scenic images) (colD0018)

St. Helens is the county seat of Columbia County, Oregon. It was founded by Captain Henry Montgomery Knighton, a native of New England, in 1845, as "Plymouth". The name was changed to St. Helens in the latter part of 1850 for its view of Mount St. Helens, roughly 39 miles (63 km) away in Washington. The city is about 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Portland. Its population was 12,883 at the 2010 census.

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St. Helens, Oregon
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Columbia Boulevard 1631
97051 , West Saint Helens
Oregon, United States
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KOHI

KOHI (1600 AM) is a radio station in St. Helens, 29 miles (47 km) north of Portland, Oregon on U.S. Route 30. It serves the cities of St. Helens, Scappoose, Salmon Creek, La Center, Woodland, and Kalama, the last four of which are located in Washington. The station is owned by The Mountain Broadcasting and is also affiliated with Liberty News Radio Network, Talkstar Talk Radio Network and Accent Radio Network; it is also broadcast live on radiotime.com.First put on the air in 1960, AM-1600 KOHI has been serving eastern Columbia County for over 50 years. It also airs in part of western Cowlitz County, Washington.KOHI features local news, weather, information about school closings, and information about upcoming events; programs it airs include The Alex Jones Show, Liberty Roundtable and locally produced Sports Talk Saturday at 9am. It airs the internationally syndicated program The X-Zone with Rob McConnell, which deals with paranormal topics including parapsychology and UFOs. KOHI's local news program is called Columbia County Magazine, it is hosted by Marty Rowe and features community information and discussions on topics including volunteerism. In 2009, KOHI ran "Lucky Jim's Fishing Show", a fictitious radio sitcom written and directed by local Hillsboro policeman Michael Rouches and producer Alex Rowe somewhat based on Rouches personal experiences. As of August 2011, the station also runs meetings of the Columbia County Board of Commissioners. KOHI also broadcasts old time radio shows under the label KOHI Radio Theatre.It also broadcasts Clean Columbia County's Odd Friday every Friday from 9 am to 10 am. Odd Friday is a local call in talk show with Tammy Maygra, Brady Preheim discussing local political, environmental and other odd topics. Nancy Ward left the show in January 2021. It is the only AM broadcast station in Columbia County.

Milton Creek
Milton Creek

Milton Creek, is a waterway in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It is 28.5 miles (45.9 km) long, rising in the Oregon Coast Range and emptying into Scappoose Bay – a slough of Multnomah Channel – one of the distributaries of the Willamette River where it enters the Columbia River. The creek was named for a small settlement that was founded at the mouth of the creek in 1846, but later became Houlton because there was already a post office in Oregon with the name Milton (Milton-Freewater). Houlton was later absorbed into St. Helens.The creek is home to several fish species, including steelhead trout, cutthroat trout, and coho salmon. Much of the undeveloped portion of the watershed is heavily forested. The upper reaches of Milton Creek receive around 60 inches (1,500 mm) of precipitation a year, while the lower elevations closer to the Columbia River see closer to 50 inches (1,300 mm).Portions of Milton Creek have been significantly altered since permanent settlement came to the region for both farming and transporting logs. The lower 2 miles (3.2 km) originally flowed into the Columbia River through Jackass Canyon to the north of the courthouse in St. Helens but was relocated to its present path in 1861. Scappoose Bay and Multnomah Channel was later lined with levees to protect from flooding. The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council has undertaken several restoration projects along the creek and other Scappoose Bay tributaries since 2001.