GRESHAM DAILY: Fatal Cash, New Congressional Districts, New Bus

Good morning, Gresham! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday, September 28 off on an informed note. Here's everything going on around Gresham today.

First, today's weather:

Light rain until evening. High: 60 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Gresham today:

1. 1 killed in Gresham crash with power pole (KOIN.com);
2. Clackamas Sheriff's deputy probed after fatal shooting (Patch);
3. OSU professors develop plan to better control forest fires (Patch);
4. New Congressional districts approved for Oregon (Patch); and
5. New electric bus coming for Gresham-Barlow School District (Patch)

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Today in Gresham:

• Try Local First - Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center (4:30 PM)

Gresham Patch Notebook

• The Original Gresham Farmers' Market: "The GFM would like to thank all of our Farms for their endless work. We would not exist with out you. ❤❤🥰🍎🍏🌷🥦🍓🥬👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾🧑‍🌾" (Facebook)
• City of Gresham - Government: "Spotted! Just a girl and her new otter friend she made at Nadaka Nature Park while she Explored Gresham! We still have plenty of water bottles we hope to give away. How do you get one? Simply visit the Explore Gresham link https://bit.ly..." (Facebook)
• City of Gresham: "September is National Preparedness Month and we want you, your loved ones and our whole community to be prepared to protect in the event of a major emergency. So far we have shared resources about how to make a plan, build a kit, and low..." (Instagram)
• City of Gresham - Government: "Gresham's City Council is made up of 6 positions and each January a new Council President is nominated and voted on within Council. 2021's Council President is Eddy Morales. Meet Council President Morales! Did you know he wakes up at 5 a..." (Facebook)
• Gresham-Barlow School District: "Do you have questions about our school lunch program? Our student transportation services? Know an educator who should be recognized? Or have a concern? Let’s Talk! Click on the link to contact us: http://bit.ly/2PyBnbl" (Facebook)

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— Colin Miner

About me: I've been at Patch for almost 6 years after a career that had stops at The New York Times, Oregonian, Washington Post, as well as KATU, KOIN, and KGW. For the past three years I've been Patch's Manager News and Content Partnerships as well as a National Writer.

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