In a press release issued jointly Tuesday, county election officials, along with Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, and Yamhill counties, encouraged voters to take action with a three-step voting plan in advance of an Oct. 15 voter registration deadline.
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.
