A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Photo: WCSO The Washington County Board of Commissioners is taking a step toward requiring county Sheriff’s deputies to wear body cameras. The board unanimously approved a motion, as an amendment to the county’s current 2020-21 budget proposal, to allocate funding to the Sheriff’s office[Read More…]
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Inmate who escaped work crew has history of running from authorities
South Fork Forest Camp entrance in November 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – Brandon Sykes walked away from a South Fork Forest Camp work crew late Monday morning near the Coast Range summit on Highway 6, and has yet to be apprehended. “Unfortunately, we do not have an[Read More…]
Inmate walks away from work crew near Highway 6 summit
Brandon Sykes. Photo: DOC TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – A man walked away from an inmate work crew near the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 around 11:35 a.m., according to the Oregon Department of Corrections, who are seeking the public’s help in locating Brandon Sykes, age 35. Described[Read More…]
Small brush fire extinguished in Hillside
Photo from the scene of a small brush fire on NW Hillside Rd on June 22, 2020. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue HILLSIDE – A small brush fire caused by an escaped burn pile threatened a home in the Hillside community, but is now out, according to Forest Grove[Read More…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: June 25- July 1, 1931
The farm that Esther Lilly Hundley and her family lived on in Gales Creek Cast of characters –Esther Lilly Hundley & Charles Hundley (written as Charley/Chas), the author of the diaries and her husband. –Bill (written as Billie) and Elsie, Esther and Charles’ firstborn and his wife. –Ted and Thelma,[Read More…]
Mandatory mask memo made clear
A face mask. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Good news, everyone. You won’t have to keep your mask on while attempting to eat at your favorite restaurant. New guidance issued Friday by Governor Kate Brown’s office from the Oregon Health Authority clarifies the mandatory mask memo made Wednesday,[Read More…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: June 18- June 24, 1931
The farm that Esther Lilly Hundley and her family lived on in Gales Creek Cast of characters –Esther Lilly Hundley & Charles Hundley (written as Charley/Chas), the author of the diaries and her husband. –Bill (written as Billie) and Elsie, Esther and Charles’ firstborn and his wife. –Ted and Thelma,[Read More…]
Washington County reopening fate now tied to Metro counties, Gov. Brown announces
A face mask. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Beginning Wednesday, June 24, face coverings will be required in all indoor public spaces in several counties, including Washington County, Governor Kate Brown announced Wednesday afternoon. Other counties included in the order are Multnomah, Clackamas, Hood River, Marion, Polk, and[Read More…]
Black Lives Matter protest draws hundreds in Banks
Protesters on June 12, 2020 in Banks. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – As the rain fell on Greenville Park on the late afternoon of Friday, June 12, close to 300 people gathered to hear a handful of speakers, remember the life of a Black man killed by police, and to[Read More…]
Seven days, twenty protests: Washington County residents march, protest, and call for change
Protesters line 19th Way in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – In the span of one week, cities and communities in Washington County saw at least 20 protests decrying police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, from[Read More…]
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