The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley The Tillamook Forest Center will remain closed through the rest of the year, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday. “The closure is in place to help limit exposure to COVID-19 and to protect our entire community, to comply with state office closures,[Read More…]
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Brown issues outdoor mask order for some situations beginning Friday
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Adding to an earlier order to mandate masking in indoor public settings, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued an order on Tuesday that will mandate outdoor mask wearing in settings where social distancing cannot be maintained starting Friday, August 27. “The Delta variant is spreading fast and[Read More…]
FDA issues full approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
File photo: Chas Hundley The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which now will be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of the coronavirus in individuals 16 years old or older. The clinical results of the trial showed the vaccine is[Read More…]
Vaccinations will be required for teachers, staff, volunteers in K-12 schools statewide
The Banks School District. Photo: Chas Hundley All teachers, staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools statewide will be required to become fully vaccinated, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced today during a press conference. Vaccines will be required by October 18 or six weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration[Read More…]
Washington Co. Chair Harrington floats idea of requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining
File photo: Chas Hundley Following a Tuesday afternoon work session where Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington said she would push for a closure of indoor dining in Washington County, the chair of Washington County’s board of commissioners has floated the idea of allowing indoor dining for vaccinated diners only. In[Read More…]
Several vaccine clinics coming to Banks
The Banks Fire District headquarters on August 14, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County’s Mobile Vaccine Team has scheduled several Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Banks, the first on Tuesday, August 24 at Jim’s Market (12350 NW Main Street) from 5 to 7 p.m. A $50[Read More…]
Vaccine clinic coming to Timber Friday, August 27
The Timber Fire Station on June 17, 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County’s Mobile Vaccine Team is taking a trek to Timber to offer a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday, August 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Timber Fire Station. The clinic at the fire station (60900 NW Cochran[Read More…]
Washington County chair Harrington is pushing for a four-week indoor dining ban
File photo: Chas Hundley Washington County could be headed for another indoor dining ban. Chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners Kathryn Harrington said during a work session held Tuesday that she would push for a four-week closure of indoor dining at Washington County restaurants. The board is scheduled[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 4, 1921
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.
Swimmer dies in Hagg Lake
Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley A man died while swimming in Hagg Lake Saturday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. The agency said deputies were dispatched at 3:35 p.m. to reports that a swimmer had gone under water. Marine deputies, already on[Read More…]
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