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Vienna waits for you: Pacific University graduate prepares for Fulbright adventure
Anjolina Horzynek comes by her interest in languages naturally. Her father, Steven, is a first-generation U.S. citizen with family in Austria. Her mother, Dorine, is a third-generation citizen whose grandparents immigrated from Mexico. So when Horzynek transferred to Pacific University in 2019 from Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, pursuing both German and Spanish not only made sense but provided a rigorous academic experience. ...
Arson suspected after car set on fire in Beaverton driveway
A parked car went up in flames in a Beaverton driveway early Thursday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives suspect the fire was intentionally set. Washington County Sheriff’s deputies and Tualatin Fire & Rescue firefighters arrived at the 20600 block of SW Rockport Lane in Beaverton around...
Prepare for good eats, vibrant community at Hillsboro's Farm Fresh Uncorked
Celebrating a decade of its popular Farm Fresh events, the Washington County Chamber of Commerce is doubling down with a new experience this summer: Farm Fresh Uncorked. The celebration is set for 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at the picturesque Marion Acres and Helvetia Farm Market, both located at 23137 N.W. West Union Road in Hillsboro. The event also marks the continuation of the chamber’s partnership with Kaiser Permanente as title sponsor. ...
This night market goes where Oregon’s Asian population is: Washington County
This weekend at The Round in Beaverton, about 150 vendors representing a range of Asian identities will gather for the city’s first Legendary Makers Market, offering Himalayan dumplings, baked goods with Korean and Vietnamese influences, Japanese crafts and origami and much more. The three-day festival, expected to draw thousands,...
Churchill’s Addison Kleinke wins pole vault at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships
In just a few weeks, Addison Kleinke will be starting her junior year of high school. But before that starts, she’s ending the summer with national gold. Kleinke, who competes for Churchill High School in the spring, won the girls 17-18 pole vault at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships on Thursday at Texas A&M University.
Hot Hops stay that way with 13-4 win over Canadians
Keep ‘em comin’. The Hops’ hot streak continued with a 13-4 win over Vancouver on Thursday night, July 25, at Hillsboro Ballpark. The win was the fourth straight for Hillsboro (11-16) and sixth in seven games, and in light of two straight Spokane losses, pulled the fifth place Hops within eight games of the first place Indians in the NWL second half standings. ...
Missing middle housing debuts in 2024 Street of Dreams
Affordable missing middle housing debuts in the 2024 Street of Dreams in August with a duplex, a triplex, and a cottage cluster in Portland. Such housing, which used to be common, largely disappeared when many cities adopted zoning policies that favored single-family neighborhoods. But as increasing home prices created an affordable housing crisis, the Oregon Legislature and Portland City Council moved to ban single-family zoning with the goal of increasing residential densities with less expensive housing styles. ...
Tigard/King City's 10 most expensive homes sold, July 15-21
A house in Portland that sold for $800,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Tigard/King City in the past week. In total, 16 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $477,638. The average price per square foot ended up at $326.
Tigard to ban overnight camping at the library because of 'risk to children, families'
While Tigard once had one of the least restrictive ordinances of Washington County cities when it came to where homeless individuals could stay overnight, that will change on July 29. That’s when camping at the Tigard Public Library will be banned due to recent behaviors there — specifically visible drug use. Two other city properties will be effected by a new ordinance as well. “So some of those behaviors that...
Hops earn second straight 4-2 victory over Vancouver
Déjà vu? Nope. After defeating Vancouver in their series opener, 4-2, a day earlier, the Hops defeated the Canadians by the same score in Game 2 of their six-game series Wednesday night, July 24, at Hillsboro Ballpark. Opposed to the night before where they took an early lead and kept it, on this night the Hops fell behind before scratching their way back for their second straight win, and fifth...
Oregon Bay Area Beautification's (OBAB) 2024 Mid-Year Presidents Report
Greetings to our wonderful volunteers, the doers in Oregon’s Bay Area. You are all tireless in spreading OBAB’s message about making and keeping our area beautiful but you also walk the walk. Thank you for keeping your grabbers handy and picking up trash as you are on your daily walks, when you are with your kids at a playground and as you run errands. Thank you for being a voice for our public spaces at City Council and various committee meetings. And thank you especially for coming out to OBAB’s 2nd Saturday Cleanups. Many hands really do make light work. ...
If You Have Credit Problems After Graduating — These Are Your Options
If you’re in credit card debt when you finish school or have had other financial setbacks, you might need some help to get your credit back on track. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to repair your credit after graduation, especially if you have consistent income. Read on for the steps you need to take.
Firefighting pilot killed in tanker plane crash in Oregon
A tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states has been found, and the pilot on board is dead, authorities said Friday.A Grant County Search and Rescue team located the aircraft Friday morning and confirmed the death, said Lisa Clark, a Bureau of Land Management information officer for the Falls Fire. Clark said that the single-engine tanker, a small and nimble plane that looks like a crop duster, was located in steep, forested terrain on Friday morning after the search was suspended at nightfall the day before.The plane contracted...
Greenburg Road on-ramp to northbound Highway 217 to close for a week
Starting at 6 a.m. on Monday, July 29, the Greenburg Road on-ramp to northbound OR 217 will close for a week until 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 5. During this closure, Oregon Department of Transportation crews will reconfigure the ramp to ensure it connects to the new, future auxiliary lane. The auxiliary lane is expected to reduce congestion when it opens in 2025 by giving drivers more space and time to merge safely. The suggested detour route is to take the Greenburg Road on-ramp to head southbound on OR 217 and use the OR 99W interchange to return to northbound OR 217. Visit tripcheck.com to confirm any changes.
As calls to Measure 110 hotline dwindle, Oregon pays group $10K per call to answer
Oregon continues to pump $130,000 a month to an out-of-state nonprofit to run a Measure 110 hotline that barely rings. So far this year, the hotline has received just 73 calls from people with Measure 110 citations, translating into about $10,700 per call, the latest data from the Oregon Health Authority shows.
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