Omicron Rising + Cleaner Water Coming + Kidnap Suspect Arrested

Up and at 'em, Gresham! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a few showers. High: 44 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Gresham:

1. Gresham Police Say This Man's A Murder Suspect: Have You Seen Him (Gresham Patch)
2. Latest Hospital Capacity In Gresham Area (Gresham Patch)
3. Latest Gresham Housing Market Info (Gresham Patch)
4. Omicron making itself known (Patch).
5. Oregon getting millions to make water cleaner (Patch).
6. Why was the I5 commute a mess on Wednesday? Two reasons. (Patch).
7. Kidnapping suspect arrested (Patch).
8. Riot suspect convicted of other crimes (Patch).

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Today in Gresham:

• Board of Directors Meeting - Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center (7:20 AM)

From my notebook:

• Gresham Historical Society: "Congratulations to Samantha for her winning Gingerbread house for our Adult division with all coupled up for Christmas." (Facebook)
• Gresham Historical Society: "Congratulations to Emily for taking third in our professional division with her local cow Gingerbread house entry. " (Facebook)
• City of Gresham - Government: "If you are traveling over the river and through the woods this holiday, keep these links for weather and road conditions handy: - National Weather Service: https://bit.ly/3xftv6a - Oregon TripCheck: https://bit.ly/30UOjnO - Traveling in ..." (Facebook)
• Gresham-Barlow School District: "The Gresham Outlook recently featured Clear Creek Middle School teacher Mr. Erickson and his students for being named a state winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition! Students created a renewable energy proposal that focused..." (Facebook)
• City of Gresham - Government: "As they say, winter is coming! 🥶 Visit www.GreshamOregon.gov/Severe-W... for our snow plow routes, deicing tips, and plenty of other resources to help keep you and your loved ones safe." (Facebook)

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