Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the states two U.S. senators announced Monday.
District parents and community members will get a chance to meet the new leader of the Forest Grove School District at a meet and greet event scheduled for September 23 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Echo Shaw Elementary School.
Two recent studies, created independently of each other, that examined the effects of wildfires in Oregon, Washington as well as other parts of the West, found that trees scorched by fire can continue to die for as long as five years after a wildfire.��
"As far as rural schools, we just want to remind folks that soon enough the weather will be foggier, the roads slick, and the daylight even less, so it's important to think about those bus stops that may be ahead as we come around corners during the commute," FGF&R's Dave Nemeyer said.
This week a century ago, it was all about Banks as everyone in rural western Washington County prepared for a tradition that was the precursor to today's Banks BBQ.
Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to moderate or blue at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums.
"Its important for travelers to understand that�Timber�Road�will remain closed during construction," LUT Public Information Officer Chris Lueneburg said in an email to this newspaper. "Workers will be on site and we will be excavating the slope. Were hoping to reopen the�road�by the end of the yea
