A virtual meeting for communities in CPO 8, which includes Mountaindale, will be held virtually via Zoom and telephone Thursday, Nov 21 from 7 to 9:15 p.m. On the agenda: Water law, irrigation, an update from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and more.
Mountaindale
Vegetation fire north of Mountaindale extinguished
Fire crews with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District 13, and Hillsboro Fire & Rescue extinguished a vegetation fire burning in a cut wheat field Tuesday afternoon north of Mountaindale, TVF&R said in a social media post.
Small brush fire extinguished near Mountaindale off Corey Road
A small brush fire north of the community of Mountaindale was extinguished by firefighters Saturday afternoon.
Mountaindale home engulfed in flames Wednesday morning
A home was largely destroyed by fire in Mountaindale early Wednesday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.
Fire burning in slash, brush north of Mountaindale
According to a social media post from the fire agency, a vegetation fire began burning in timber slash and brush shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday at a location near NW Pumpkin Ridge Road.
Glider makes emergency landing in Verboort field
A glider launched out of the North Plains Gliderport made an emergency landing in a Verboort-area field Saturday afternoon. The pilot was uninjured.
WCSO: Child luring case north of Mountaindale ‘unfounded’
An investigation into a possible child luring attempt north of the Mountaindale community was determined to be a unfounded, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, a community member contacted deputies after learning of the case when it was released publicly on[Read More…]
Deputies investigating possible kidnapping attempt north of Mountaindale
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that they are investigating a possible kidnapping attempt north of Mountaindale near NW Meacham Road and NW Murtaugh Road that occurred Friday afternoon. According to a press release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office issued Saturday, deputies responded to a report of an attempted[Read More…]
Sheriff’s Office: Two dead near Banks in apparent murder-suicide
Two people were found dead in a vehicle on Highway 26 outside of Banks early Wednesday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies first responded to a vehicle parked alongside westbound Highway 26 near Mountaindale Rd. around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Inside a 2012 black Nissan Altima were two bodies. [Read More…]
Mountaindale Road closed for death investigation on roadway
The old Mountaindale Store as seen on July 31, 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley Mountaindale Road is closed after an individual was found unresponsive in the roadway between Highway 26 and NW Hahn Road, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. They were later pronounced dead. According to a preliminary investigation[Read More…]