The May 18 special district election Voters’ Pamphlet. Photo: Chas Hundley The deadline to register to vote or update your registration for the May 18 special district election is Tuesday, April 27. To register or to make a change to your voter registration, visit and complete the online form at[Read More…]
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Washington County burn ban to lift Friday morning
A Forest Grove Fire & Rescue vehicle stationed at the Gales Creek Fire Station. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County’s burn ban, first announced on April 14, will lift at 8 a.m. Friday, April 23, according to Dave Nemeyer, a spokesperson for Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. The original decision to[Read More…]
Washington County will move up to ‘High Risk’ starting Friday
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Washington County and several other counties would be moving to the “High Risk” category starting Friday under the governor’s 4-tier — Low, Moderate, High, Extreme — COVID-19 risk system. The full list of Oregon’s counties and where they[Read More…]
Three schools in Forest Grove, Cornelius on lockout as deputies search for shooting suspect in south Cornelius area
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley Update: Peraza-Domenech was arrested around 3:40 p.m. and lodged into the Washington County Jail on charges of attempted murder in the second degree, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon. His bail was set at $250,000.[Read More…]
Friday ‘Red Flag Warning’ issued for NW Oregon
The area under a red flag warning. Map courtesy of NWS. April’s unseasonably warm weather has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning beginning Friday at 11 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m. the same day for much of northwest Oregon and beyond. A red flag[Read More…]
Escaped South Fork Forest Camp inmate arrested
Jedaiah Lunn. Photo courtesy DOC A man who walked away from a South Fork Forest Camp work crew near the Gales Creek Campground on Wednesday, April 14 is back in custody. Jedaiah Lunn walked away from his work crew on Wednesday around 2:30 p.m., and was implicated in an assault[Read More…]
South Fork Forest Camp inmate escapes custody near Gales Creek Campground
South Fork Forest Camp entrance in November 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley 4/15 5:50 a.m. update: Lunn is back in custody, according to the DOC. A South Fork Forest Camp inmate walked away from a work crew near the Gales Creek Campground Wednesday around 2:30 p.m., the Oregon Department of Corrections[Read More…]
Burn ban enacted due to fire danger
A Forest Grove Fire & Rescue vehicle stationed at the Gales Creek Fire Station. Photo: Chas Hundley Beginning at 12 p.m. Wednesday, all burning — backyard debris, agricultural slash and more — in the Banks Fire District, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue region, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue’s territory and[Read More…]
National Weather Service: ‘Unseasonably high fire danger throughout this week’
A burn pile that escaped control on NW Strohmeyer Rd on Tuesday, April 13. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue 11:15 a.m.: A burn ban will go into effect at 12 p.m., local fire agencies announced. 9:07 am.: This story has been updated with more information from the Oregon Department[Read More…]
Washington County’s Harrington to present ‘State of the County’ virtually April 19
Chair Kathryn Harrington at her home office. Photo: Washington County Kathryn Harrington, the chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, will present the annual “State of the County” virtually on Monday, April 19 at 6 p.m. Harrington will be joined by Commissioners Nafisa Fai (district 1), Pam Treece (district[Read More…]
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