With less than a week to go before the polls close for the November 2024 election, almost a third of registered voters in Washington County have already returned their ballot.
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Feedback on proposed CPO program changes sought by Washington County
Launched in the 1970s as a way for communities to provide feedback to the county on a community by community basis, largely in regards to Oregon’s land use planning system, the program has grown over the years. Now, the county wants to overhaul the program, and is looking for feedback in a survey and two listening sessions.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 23, 1924
A century ago, “Mr. and Mrs. George Vandehey” of Roy celebrated 40 years of marriage. This and more in the news of 100 years ago.
Ballots for Nov. 5 election mailed
Ballots for the Nov. 5 election were mailed to Washington County Voters Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Washington County Elections Division said in a press release.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 16, 1924
A century ago, delegates from Banks and Buxton went to court to advocate for a highway that would extend from the “Cornell pass to the county line.”
Washington and Clackamas counties sue Oregon Health Authority over Measure 110 funding
Officials with the two Portland-area counties worry they’ll lose millions under a new funding formula set to go into effect next year.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 9, 1924
A century ago, Robert Carlson of Banks was caught with three pints of booze and paid a hefty fine in Prohibition-era Oregon.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 2, 1924
‘Two years in the pen:’ A century ago, a man tried to pass bad checks at the bank in Banks – and got caught.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 18, 1924
A century ago, the governor came to Banks.
Local election officials urge citizens to make a voting plan
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.
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