The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley The Tillamook Forest Center will remain closed through the rest of the year, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday. “The closure is in place to help limit exposure to COVID-19 and to protect our entire community, to comply with state office closures,[Read More…]
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Brown issues outdoor mask order for some situations beginning Friday
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Adding to an earlier order to mandate masking in indoor public settings, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued an order on Tuesday that will mandate outdoor mask wearing in settings where social distancing cannot be maintained starting Friday, August 27. “The Delta variant is spreading fast and[Read More…]
Vaccinations will be required for teachers, staff, volunteers in K-12 schools statewide
The Forest Grove School District. Photo: Chas Hundley All teachers, staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools statewide will be required to become fully vaccinated, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced today during a press conference. Vaccines will be required by October 18 or six weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug[Read More…]
Washington Co. Chair Harrington floats idea of requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining
A sign for the now-shuttered Coleman’s 9N Shady Rest in Gales Creek, an early casualty of the pandemic’s toll on eating establishments. Photo: Chas Hundley Following a Tuesday afternoon work session where Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington said she would push for a closure of indoor dining in Washington County,[Read More…]
Washington County chair Harrington is pushing for a four-week indoor dining ban
File photo: Chas Hundley Washington County could be headed for another indoor dining ban. Chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners Kathryn Harrington said during a work session held Tuesday that she would push for a four-week closure of indoor dining at Washington County restaurants. The board is scheduled[Read More…]
Swimmer dies in Hagg Lake
Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley A man died while swimming in Hagg Lake Saturday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. The agency said deputies were dispatched at 3:35 p.m. to reports that a swimmer had gone under water. Marine deputies, already on[Read More…]
Crews mopping up fully lined 74 acre Cedar Butte Fire
Aircraft support at the Cedar Butte Fire. Photo: ODF The Cedar Butte Fire is now 74 acres, crews have fully lined the fire, and are now focused on containment and mop up. In what the Oregon Department of Forestry said would likely be their last update on the fire in[Read More…]
Cedar Butte Fire remains at 60 acres as crews expect to begin mopping up this weekend
The Cedar Butte Fire. Photo: ODF Friday afternoon update The Cedar Butte Fire remains at 60 acres, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Friday afternoon. “Ground crews made excellent progress today, working through hot, dry conditions to extend lines around almost the entirety of the fire’s perimeter,” a press release[Read More…]
Cedar Butte Fire grows to 60 acres
Photo from the scene courtesy ODF In an afternoon update regarding the Cedar Butte Fire, the Oregon Department of Forestry said the wildfire had grown from an estimated 50 acres to 60 acres, calling the growth “moderate” as it burns largely within slash in the unit it started in. Crews[Read More…]
Cedar Butte Fire is burning in the Tillamook State Forest 18 miles east of Tillamook
Photo from the scene courtesy ODF Update, 3:40 p.m.: The fire is now estimated to be at around 40 acres in size, and the Hagg Lake closure has been extended until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to allow Single Engine Air Tankers to scoop water from the lake. The park surrounding the[Read More…]
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