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…]
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School sports: Soccer, cross country approved, volleyball a maybe, football still an unknown
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Executive Board met Monday, February 8 to discuss the fate of a number of sports, approving soccer and cross-country for a Feb. 22 start with games to start in March, and punting more discussions on football[Read More…]
Oregon passes 2,000 coronavirus fatalities
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. As the state approaches the anniversary of the first[Read More…]
Oregon Congressional delegation safe after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
United States Capitol. File photo: Chas Hundley Violence erupted in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed into the U.S. Capitol, which just moments before had seen members of the U.S. Senate debating a challenge to Arizona’s electoral votes cast for President-Elect Joe Biden. Videos[Read More…]
COVID-19 risk status lowered in six counties
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday, December 29 announced updates to the risk levels in all Oregon counties under the state’s public health framework that aims to reduce virus transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. Four different risk levels are used for counties based on the[Read More…]
Grace period for expired tags, driver’s licenses extended for some
Photo courtesy of ODOT A grace period for some Oregon residents with expiring vehicle registration, permit or driver’s licenses has been extended to three months after expiry, but only for those documents expiring between Nov. 1 2020 and April 30, 2021. Those that fall into that category will not be[Read More…]
Gov. Brown issues plan for schools to be allowed to open fully by February
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley Thousands of Oregon students could be back in classrooms by Feb. 15 under a new plan issued by Governor Kate Brown on Wednesday that will turn control of school reopening to local school districts. Until now, district reopening plans have[Read More…]
Legislature passes COVID-19, wildfire bills during one day session
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Legislature passed a group of spending bills providing a six-month extension to the moratorium on evictions, allowing restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to go, financial relief for Oregonians following last summer’s wildfire devastation, and removing financial liability from[Read More…]
HD 32 Rep. Mitchell says lawmakers committed to ending session tonight
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Outgoing House District 32 Representative Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria) called the Gales Creek Journal with an update on the proceedings at the capitol in today’s legislative special session. Lawmakers are meeting in Salem today to vote on an $800 million spending package[Read More…]
Protesters attempt to storm capitol during Oregon Legislature special session
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley A special session of the Oregon Legislature anticipated to last one day is off to a rocky start Monday morning. Oregon legislators have gathered to vote on bills that would provide relief to families affected by Oregon’s September wildfires, provide relief[Read More…]
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