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Kotek appoints Washington County judge to newly created seat
To lessen the existing burden on the criminal justice system, Gov. Tina Kotek has filled a newly created Washington County judge seat. Elizabeth R. Lemoine will join Washington County's 15 other county circuit judges in a new seat created by Senate Bill 1541, which adds new judge seats to Washington, Clackamas and Jackson counties. “Lemoine will be a fair and balanced judge on the Washington County Circuit Court,” Kotek said...
150-year-old historic Wilkes House demolished amid preservation efforts in Banks
A 150-year-old historic house came crumbling down Friday, July 5, in Banks, marking the latest chapter in a battle between preservation and development in rural Washington County. Cars stopped and residents watched on the side of the road as an excavator tore down the historic Wilkes House — a home...
Pacific University camp opens pathways to health care professions for local high schoolers
While the COVID-19 pandemic turned most everyone’s life plans upside down, it gave Vikram Javali clear direction on his future. Now an incoming senior at Hillsboro’s Liberty High School, Javali began taking online science classes at the height of the pandemic, which introduced him to the medical profession. He also discovered an aptitude for math and science that, when combined with his desire to help others, is steering him toward a career in health care. ...
Washington County provides no-turn-away shelters for heat wave
Washington County has activated inclement weather shelters that will open their doors to anyone seeking shelter during the heat wave expected to last from the Fourth of July through the middle of next week. These beds supplement the Washington County emergency shelter program for homeless residents, which currently offers 440 beds or rooms to meet a variety of household needs including families with children, veterans, youth and medically fragile individuals. ...
Excessive heat warning prompts two different Oregon, Washington county responses
Multnomah County announced on Thursday that daytime cooling shelters will open in Portland and Gresham on Friday as temperatures are forecasted to peak to the triple digits amid an excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service.
2024 Fire Season starts
Fire Season will officially begin on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 1 a.m. This will affect all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District. This area includes all State, private and BLM forest land in the Tillamook, Astoria, and Forest Grove Districts, which consists of Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill, Clatsop, Columbia, and Multnomah Counties, as well as portions of Lincoln County. For up-to-date information on public and industrial restrictions go to the following website: http://www.oregon.gov/odf/pages/FIRE/precautionlevel.aspx. ...
Corvallis driver involved in fatal crash
An 81-year-old Carlton man died in a Washington County crash involving a driver from Corvallis. The Oregon State Police reported the two-vehicle crash occurred on Highway 47 at the intersection with Spring Hill Road around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. We check back with some of the people we've met...
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