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Man burglarizes Tigard school building multiple times in past year; police still trying to ID him
Detectives are trying to identify a man who has repeatedly burglarized a school building over the course of a year, Tigard police said. The police department on Thursday released surveillance video that shows a man wearing a baseball cap and a green jacket casually walking in and around the Tigard-Tualatin School District Resource Wing afterhours. The building is located at 9550 Southwest Murdock Street in Tigard, next to the James Templeton Elementary School.
2A football coaches poll: St. Paul, Gervais, remain at No. 2 and No. 4
OSAAtoday has released its latest statewide 2A football coaches polls following Week 4 of the regular season. The 2A football poll will be dropped every Thursday during the fall season. Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes. First-place votes are in parentheses, while a...
Canby cross country totals 11 personal and season bests at Grant Robison Invitational
Canby cross country continued its season at the Grant Robison Invitational on Thursday, Oct. 3, at Joe Dancer Park in McMinnville. The boys team finished 10th out of 18 teams, totaling 214 points, while the girls team finished 10th out of 13 teams, scoring 222 points. The Cougars recorded 11 personal and season bests across both teams. Senior Andrew Dewar led the boys team with a third-place finish out 121 runners, clocking in at 16 minutes, 7.24 seconds, a personal best. Junior Corbin Stoddart crossed...
10 most expensive homes sold in the Portland metro area, Sept. 23-29
A house in Vancouver that sold for $3.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Portland metro area in the past week. In total, 597 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $621,526. The average price per square foot was $327.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month shines light on resources in Woodburn
October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and while the month is a national campaign, domestic violence is an issue that directly affects many people within the Woodburn community. According to the 2023 Oregon Secretary of State report on domestic violence, over a third of adults in Oregon experience domestic violence in their lifetime. From 2009 to 2019, there were 532 deaths as a result of domestic violence in the state of Oregon. ...
Ahoy, Sherwood's Pirates of Pinehurst now underway
Avast, ye mateys, for the fourth year in a row, the annual Pirates of Pinehurst is now underway in Sherwood, running throughout the month on Pinehurst Street. The event, set in the Woodhaven neighborhood of Sherwood, borrows heavily from the hugely popular “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise and comes complete with costumed neighbors in an exciting combination of animatronics, lights, fog, sound and video during shows. It was started...
OPINION: Elizabeth Case will find equitable solutions as Hillsboro councilor
Once upon a time... In the time before an evil wind named COVID blew into the city of Hillsboro and forever changed our lives, Elizabeth Case became my friend. We were in a mat Pilates class, doing the hard work of strengthening our core. I was one of only two senior citizens there. She was part of a cluster of young‘uns. I confess, I viewed them with envy. Oh, to be young and flexible again. ...
Woodburn Fire District secures $179k grant for paramedic training
The Woodburn Fire District has secured a $179,000 federal grant to help support paramedic training for current and future firefighters. Korrin Petersen, the fire district’s finance officer, says that while the district currently has emergency medical technicians (EMTs) on staff, this grant will help many of the EMT-certified firefighters go on to get their paramedic licenses. Additionally, Petersen explained that when the district begins hiring again, this will incentivize firefighters...
OPINION: Vote no on Hillsboro fluoride measure, mineral's minimal benefits
Hillsboro residents will soon vote on whether to add fluoridation chemicals to their water. Clean Water Hillsboro, an all-volunteer coalition of professional and lay advocates, strongly urges a no vote on this ballot measure, 34-338. Two weeks ago, in a landmark decision, the federal district court of Northern California, after a seven-year lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for allowing fluoridation, ruled that it “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children ...” The court ordered the EPA to adopt rules that would eliminate...
I-5 Connection chorus group seeking new members
Wilsonville singers looking for a performing group may be interested in the I-5 Connection. The chorus group is currently seeking new members, particiuarly those with a lower vocal range, according to Jim Stanger, president of the organization’s board of directors. Currently consisting of 15 members, the group sings popular songs from the 1930s through the 1950s at retirement homes in the Wilsonville area with the goal of bringing joy to those in the homes. ...
Latinas offered a network of support at Forest Grove nonprofit Adelante Mujeres
FOREST GROVE, Oregon — Located on Main Street in downtown Forest Grove is Adelante Mujeres, a local nonprofit that provides holistic education and empowerment opportunities to low-income Latinas and their families. Bridget Cooke co-founded the nonprofit back in 2002 and currently serves as the executive director. She told KGW...
AMONG THE LIBRARY SHELVES: Celebrating the freedom to read
Each fall we celebrate the “Freedom to Read.” At the Newberg Public Library we celebrate that you have the choice to read what you want to read. And if you are a parent, you get to choose what your child reads if you choose to guide your child’s reading choices. The library has something for everyone — something you like and something you don’t. Something you agree with and something you don’t. Something that fits your personal or family values and something that doesn’t. You...
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