Canby's First Choice in News
Since 2018, The Canby Current, Now Hear This: Canby and CanbyFirst.com have been the Canby area's first choice for accurate, high-quality news and sports reporting, exclusive interviews and outstanding photojournalism.
It‘s a newspaper for your ears! New episodes every Monday and Thursday. A podcast of The Canby Current and CanbyFirst.com.
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
News and More: Restaurant owners air frustrations over the latest shutdown. A beloved holiday event goes virtual. A local man's love of Christmas lives on.
Canby Conversation: Canby Adult Center Director Kathy Robinson shares about her experience serving the area's most vulnerable population amid a global pandemic.
After the Break: On Canby Then, we look back at an unlikely and mysterious reunion that happened in Canby back in 1915.
This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
News and More: Mayor Brian Hodson airs frustrations over the governor's new Covid measures. The freeze impacts both restaurants and youth sports, amid an unprecedented surge in new cases. Wilson Construction goes out to lunch.
Canby Conversation: Let it never be said of Canby that we let a global pandemic stop us from getting crabs. The Knights of Columbus' 24th Annual Charity Crab Feed will soon be held, in modified fashion. Chair Mike Schmader tells us how it will work.
After the Break: It's been a while, and so we are getting caught up with a triple helping of Police Beat, with Tyler Clawson.
This Week's Sponsors: Canby Foursquare Church, Health Markets, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
News and More: Clackamas County's chair-elect serves up controversy. You better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to the fairgrounds. A county man is sentenced to 50 years for child sex crimes.
Canby Conversation: Dr. Erin Walker, founder and medical director of the Canby Clinic, discusses the naturopathic health care facility's controversial billboard on Highway 99E, which pokes holes in the strategy of using cloth masks to curb the coronavirus.
After the Break: On Canby Then, a look back at the first time Canby schools, businesses and other institutions were closed because of a flu epidemic.
This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Canby Liquor Store, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, The Book Nook
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
News and More: Freeze, Oregon! More coronavirus are on their way. CARES Act funding comes for local businesses and nonprofits. Two volleyball standouts sign with Division I programs.
Canby Conversation: One of our favorite guests, Economic Development and Tourism Coordinator Calvin LeSueur returns to the show to discuss the holiday shopping season and our latest project: the 2020 Canby Community Holiday Gift Guide!
This Week's Sponsors: Canby Foursquare Church, Health Markets, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon,
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
News and More: Oregon City's mayor has been recalled. A new Canby city councilor speaks out against the presidential election results. More restrictions come to the county's restaurants, bars and other businesses.
Canby Conversation: Canby head football coach Jimmy Joyce makes an impassioned plea for a safe, thoughtful return to high school athletics — following models that have been successfully piloted in other states.
After the Break: On Canby Then, we look back at Christmas celebrations in our little town — a beloved tradition stretching back to at least 1873.
This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Canby Liquor Store, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Well, it’s been one heck of a week, and the team at Now Hear This: Canby has lived and breathed and — let's be honest — stress-eaten our way through it along with all of you. We decided to take Sunday off and try to regain some sanity. We'll be back at you Thursday. In the meantime, the freshest local news is always just a click away at canbyfirst.com.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
News and More: The Canby City Council will have some new faces after a hard-fought race. Other election results. Canby may have endorsed a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time this millennium.
Canby Conversation: If you hadn't heard — there was an election this week. Today, we hear from County Clerk Sherry Hall and Elections Manager Andrew Jones, just a few hours before polls closed Tuesday.
After the Break: We check in with Aurora's newest businesses, Blue Alley Salon & Gift Shop in our neighboring city's historic downtown.
This Week's Sponsors: Canby Foursquare Church, Health Markets, DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
News and More: Canby kids get a bit of normalcy on Halloween. Over 71% of county voters have cast their ballots in Tuesday's election. The state unveils new guidance for reopening schools, even as new coronavirus cases surge across Oregon.
Canby Conversation: The crew of Now Hear This: Canby experience the Clackamas County Scare Fair on Halloween night. Featuring some Rick and Morty references, lots of driving criticism, and the easiest scare in the history of The Nightmare Factory.
After the Break: Get your heart rate back under control with everyone's favorite segment: a heaping helping of Police Beat, with Tyler Clawson.
This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Canby Liquor Store, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
News and More: The Book Nook opens a new chapter. The governor extends the Covid-19 state of emergency. The sheriff's office saves somebody's ass.
Canby Conversation: Ken and Malinda Buckles, of Remembering America's Heroes, share about their latest work, and why it is so important to remember America's heroes — before it's too late.
After the Break: On Canby Then, we look back at some of the fun, colorful and even spooky stories from the area's Halloween history.
This Week's Sponsors: Canby Foursquare Church, Health Markets, DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, The Book Nook
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
News and More: Welcome back, Joy! Early election turnout smashes records. The downtown Canby quiet zone project is on track. To underground, or not to underground — that is the question.
Canby Conversation: Some episodes are harder to put together than others, but this one took an act of Congress! Or, at least, one of its members. U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, of Canby, updates us on wildfires, coronavirus relief, voting security and that Zoom life.
After the Break: More from Congressman Schrader, plus Police Beat, with Tyler Clawson.
This Week's Sponsors: Odd Moe's Pizza, Canby Liquor Store, Reif & Hunsaker P.C., DirectLink, Ellison Team Homes, Wild Hare Saloon, Retro Revival
Music in this episode: https://canbynowpod.com/music-credits/
Please support our show! To listen without ads, and ensure we can continue to bring you important news and amazing stories you can't get anywhere else, join Canby Now Plus today! For details, visit patreon.com/canbynowpod.
Since 2018, The Canby Current, Now Hear This: Canby and CanbyFirst.com have been the Canby area's first choice for accurate, high-quality news and sports reporting, exclusive interviews and outstanding photojournalism.