News in the Grove (Page 92)

Oregon's short legislative session comes to a close

The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Legislatures 2022 short session came and went (did you blink?) and in this era of rapid inflation and

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 11 Mar 2022

Oregon's short legislative session comes to a close

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen returns to work after weeks of recovery

Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen during a press conference held December 17, 2021. Photo from YouTube Patrick Allen, the director of the Oregon Health Authority, returned to duty this

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 11 Mar 2022

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen returns to work after weeks of recovery

Oregon Legislature passes bill mandating overtime pay for farmworkers

Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, called the farmworker overtime bill a good beginning. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon is headed towards becoming the eighth state to mandate overtime pay

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 5 Mar 2022

Oregon Legislature passes bill mandating overtime pay for farmworkers

Oregon will divest Russian investments, Treasurer Read says

State Treasurer Tobias Read announced Thursday that Oregon will dispose of its investments with the Russian government and Russian companies. (Oregon State Treasury) Oregon will dispose of about $137 million

By Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 5 Mar 2022

Oregon will divest Russian investments, Treasurer Read says

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2022 scholarships

A field is irrigated in the Gales Creek Valley near Roderick Road on May 15, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Mar 2022

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2022 scholarships

Man 'missing and endangered' after empty car found near Coast Range summit

A social media graphic courtesy WCSOFile photo: Storey Burn Road and Highway 6, by Chas Hundley, taken January 27, 2022 The Washington County Sheriff's Office is seeking public

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Mar 2022

Man 'missing and endangered' after empty car found near Coast Range summit

Citing staffing issues, the Tillamook Forest Center will remain 'closed until further notice'

The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley The Tillamook Forest Center will not open the first weekend in March this year, extending a closure that first began due to the

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Mar 2022

Citing staffing issues, the Tillamook Forest Center will remain 'closed until further notice'

County to host series of informational meetings on shelter projects

The Washington County seal and logo Washington Countys Department of Housing Services is hosting a series of virtual meetings in March to share information and seek input from the

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Mar 2022

County to host series of informational meetings on shelter projects

Bee school offered by county group

File photo of a bee Bees are becoming more active as temperatures begin warming to 50 degrees and above, and the Tualatin Valley Beekeepers Association is inviting the public to

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 28 Feb 2022

Oregon, California, Washington will lift most mask mandates on March 12

File photo: Chas Hundley In a surprise move, Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that Oregon, Washington and California will jointly lift their indoor mask mandate on March 12. Masks will

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 28 Feb 2022

Oregon, California, Washington will lift most mask mandates on March 12

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 16, 1922

The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.

By Chas Hundley, and various historic writers, journalists, and authors from the early 20th century

/ 16 Feb 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 16, 1922

Proposal to pay farmworkers overtime overcomes first hurdle in Legislature

Grain at a farm outside of Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley A controversial plan to require overtime pay that would affect the 86,000 farmworkers in Oregon advanced on Tuesday

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 15 Feb 2022

Proposal to pay farmworkers overtime overcomes first hurdle in Legislature