A fire sparked by a burn pile torched four acres between the Hillside and Gales Creek communities Tuesday afternoon. Nine brush rigs, three fire engines, six water tenders, six fire chiefs, and a total of 47 fire personnel responded to the scene.
Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine of those people voted, state officials announced Monday.
A log truck crashed on Timber Road and spilled logs across the roadway south of Strassel Road, resulting in a closure of the road that could last hours. The driver received minor injuries.
Washington County residents who want the Oregon Legislature to hear directly from them on local transportation system needslike Highway 6 safety issueswill have an opportunity to do just that Sept. 27 in Hillsboro at the final stop of a listening tour by the Joint Committee on Transportation.
Vaccinations, masks and avoiding crowded gatherings are ways to avoid exposure to COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses this winter, health officials say.
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.
