Ansu Drammeh, R.N., a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at OHSU, is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, December 16 by Ryan Thrower, D.M.D., who, according to OHSU, is the first dental resident in the United States to administer a COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration approved the Johnson &[Read More…]
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Vaccine appointments available for eligible Washington County seniors
Ansu Drammeh, R.N., a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at OHSU, is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, December 16 by Ryan Thrower, D.M.D., who, according to OHSU, is the first dental resident in the United States to administer a COVID-19 vaccine. Washington County Health and Human Services announced that 1,000[Read More…]
Window to file for Regular District Election in May is open
Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove in 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Here we go again: Voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, May 18 to vote on local school, fire, and water boards, and the window to file to run for office is open. The window to[Read More…]
Washington County will drop to ‘moderate risk’ on Friday
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Weeks of falling COVID-19 case rates have already seen Washington County moved from the “Extreme Risk” category to “High Risk.” Governor Kate Brown announced that 16 counties, including Washington, will be moved down further in the list of categories on Friday, Feb. 26. The counties[Read More…]
‘Abnormal Market Disruption’ declared as state tries to quash reported winter storm price gouging
The Gales Creek Valley on Saturday, February 13. Photo: Chas Hundley As hundreds of thousands of Oregonians grapple with extended power losses throughout the Willamette Valley, some have had no choice but to find lodging at hotels with electricity to survive cold temperatures. But some lodging businesses have been reported[Read More…]
‘Ice Storm Warning’ to begin at 1 p.m. Sunday
Icicles hang from a gutter in Gales Creek on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley An Ice Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service for the Greater Portland Metro area will begin Sunday at 1 p.m. and extend to 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15. The warning begins when the[Read More…]
More winter weather expected over weekend
Icicles hang from a gutter in Gales Creek on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley A layer of ice and snow blanketed the region overnight, and there’s more coming in the forecast. The Forest Grove School District announced Friday morning that meal service, limited in person instruction, athletics and activities[Read More…]
Fishing is free Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 13 and 14
Dorman Pond in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley Free Fishing Weekend will return to Oregon on Friday & Saturday, February 13 & 14, the first of four such “Free Fishing Weekends” to be held in 2021. On those days, fishing, crabbing, and clamming is free to all residents and non-residents,[Read More…]
High school football coming back to Oregon
Governor Kate Brown announced changes are coming to the Oregon Heath Authority’s guidance prohibiting contact sports, and the news could mean that football is coming back to Forest Grove. The new guidance will require districts in counties in the high or extreme risk category (Washington County enters “High” on Friday)[Read More…]
Winter Storm Watch issued for Thursday through Friday
A snow-covered Half Mile Lane on Tuesday, December 26. Photo: Chas Hundley The Portland branch of the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for most of northwestern Oregon and southwest Washington on Wednesday, warning of weather conditions starting Thursday and extending through Saturday that could bring snow, freezing[Read More…]