Forest Grove Fire & Rescue responds to a fire on NW Strohmeyer Road on April 13, 2021. Photo courtesy FGF&R With a mid-April forecast showing temperatures in the low 80’s, depending on which forecast you read, local and state fire officials are concerned about fire danger. “While the unseasonably dry[Read More…]
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Sheriff’s Office seeks public help in locating suspect wanted on litany of charges
Michael Scroggins booking photo courtesy Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Brown announces vaccine eligibility for all 16 and older on April 19
A face mask. Photo: Chas Hundley Starting April 19, all Oregonians aged 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Oregon Governor Brown announced Tuesday morning. Previously, adults and those aged 16 and over were scheduled to be eligible no later than May 1. The announcement comes[Read More…]
Vaccine eligibility expanded for more underlying conditions, families of frontline workers
Ansu Drammeh, R.N., a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at OHSU, is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, December 16. Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced an expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for people with some underlying health conditions, and for family members that live with frontline workers. “As we move into[Read More…]
Road camera in Gales Creek now live
A photo taken by Washington County’s, now ODOT’s, first traffic camera in Gales Creek. It’s no April Fool’s Day joke. After several weeks of anticipation, the first road camera in Gales Creek, located at the Junction of Highway 6 and 8 went live Thursday. The camera, facing east with views[Read More…]
County seeks two applicants for regional transportation commission
A map that shows the general area of the NWACT in Washington County. Photo courtesy Washington County Land Use and Transportation Want to advise the Oregon Transportation Commission on transportation issues in rural western Washington County? Two positions — each for a two-year term — on a little-known regional commission[Read More…]
Wildland firefighters now eligible for vaccine
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue clean hoses used to fight the Powerline Fire and the Fern Hill Road Fire on Tuesday, September 15. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon’s wildland firefighters became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, March 29 in Washington County, and that includes many private crews that work in[Read More…]
Vaccine timeline accelerated for frontline workers, more
Ansu Drammeh, R.N., a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at OHSU, is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, December 16. Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Friday that the timeline of vaccine eligibility for frontline workers, those living in multigenerational households, and those ages 16 and older with certain underlying health conditions[Read More…]
Oregon, federal tax day moved to May 17
Tax forms. Photo: Chas Hundley The Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that the federal tax filing deadline would be moved from April 15 to May 17, and Oregon will follow suit. “Oregon will be following the IRS new tax deadline of May 17,” said Rich Hoover, a spokesperson for the[Read More…]
From the newsroom: Writing a letter to the editor
While our newspaper doesn’t have an “opinion desk,” we welcome letters to the editor from our readers. Here are some tips and ideas to writing a good letter, as well as our letter writing policies. Anyone can write a letter to our publication, but we do prefer local readers, and[Read More…]