Chair Kathryn Harrington at her home office. Photo: Washington County
Kathryn Harrington, the chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, will present the annual “State of the County” virtually on Monday, April 19 at 6 p.m.Harrington will be joined by Commissioners Nafisa Fai (district 1), Pam Treece (district 2), Roy Rogers (district 3) and Jerry Willey (district 4), who holds the responsibility of representing most of western Washington County, including Gales Creek, on the board. “As Chair Harrington reflects on the challenges we’ve faced over the past year, future priorities and the work the county does to support the community, she’ll be joined by each district commissioner who will share their own priorities for 2021 and beyond,” a statement from the county read. The tail end of the event will feature a question-and-answer session with Harrington and the rest of the board members. For the English language live stream of the event, visit youtube.com/WashingtonCntyOregon.For Spanish, visit tvctv.org.To pose a question to the board, email cao@co.washington.or.us before 6 p.m. on April 19.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a Washington County Town Hall Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. at the Raymond Arthur Brown Middle School gym in Hillsboro.
The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season December 2, after one last holiday event. It’s not expected to reopen until March of 2024. The last day to visit the site is Dec. 1.
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.
More than a hundred teachers and staff from Banks' three public schools gathered in the Banks Elementary School cafeteria Aug. 19 for a breakfast with their peers and school officials as another school year began. With construction, new security, and a cell phone ban looming, many changes await staf
A crash in Glenwood snarled Labor Day weekend traffic for up to three miles and resulted in minor injuries to at least four people, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said Saturday.
