Forest Grove lost a leader, volunteer and community pillar this weekend — but what remains is a legacy of service. Richard Kidd III, a former mayor who served in city leadership for over three decades, died Sunday, Oct. 6, at his Forest Grove home. He was 88. A U.S. Army veteran, Kidd arrived in Forest Grove in 1970, initially assigned to assist the city’s National Guard armory. Though his military...

Oregon’s governor and top elections official are calling for an independent external audit of the state’s automatic voter registration system after the Motor Vehicles Services Division found another 302 people were incorrectly registered to vote. The latest numbers, included in an “after-action” report Gov. Tina Kotek requested from the DMV, join an earlier 1,259 people who were registered to vote despite not providing proof of citizenship when they obtained driver’s licenses. At least 10 of those individuals voted, though election officials have since determined that...

Below are the most recent statewide girls soccer coaches polls in all classifications, brought to you by the OSAAtoday. Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes. If you are a girls soccer varsity head coach, did not receive a ballot and would like to vote in future...

It’s said that there’s more than one way to skin a cat. By that same token, there’s more than one way for fans to approach a big game. And while the most dedicated of the bunch might disagree, I ride with anyone who has a plan and sticks with it in regard to what gets them and their team what they want most — a win. This topic is especially apt this week as Oregon Duck fans playout the clock over the final days of...

Oregon and more than a dozen other states are suing the social media giant TikTok for allegedly harming children with its short-form video app. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said TikTok's business model exploits and harms young people through deceptive and manipulative practices aimed at keeping people addicted to the platform. “Social media companies, out of basic greed, intentionally design their platforms to addict users and...

Washington County is getting a leg up on increasing safety for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The county has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant that will improve the county’s pretrial release program by providing funding to monitor those who are awaiting trial but aren’t in custody in domestic violence cases. In addition, it will pay to integrate a risk-assessment tool into that monitoring system to determine the appropriate level of monitoring needed for the person being charged. ...

“Because it is vital to democracy.” That was a remark heard numerous times during the recent national convention of the League of Women Voters held in Washington, D.C. The comments addressed the question that the League in Oregon has been exploring for several years — why journalism and local news is important to our country, and what can be done to support it. The bipartisan “Community News and Small Business Support Act” introduced in the U.S. House during 2023 was noted as a bill encouraging...

Maybe it’s some kind of record, maybe not. Laura Veirs, one of the new inductees into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, estimates that she has written about 1,000 songs. Veirs has also put out 13 albums, including the appropriately named “Phone Orphans” in 2023, which includes — you guessed it — old songs that she had written and recorded on her phone. She “found” 14 of them — songs from 2018, 2020 and 2022. ...

One day before the one-year anniversary of the attack by Hamas inside Israel, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland held an event as a time of remembrance and tribute to those who died that day. More than 100 people gathered at Congregation Neveh Shalom for the early Sunday evening service. “This is a gathering for our community,” said Bob Horentein, the Jewish Federation’s chief community relations and public affairs officer. ...

It was another great week of high school football action on the westside, with teams from Washington and Columbia counties coming away with both nail-biting victories and heartbreaking defeats. Here’s a review of the action: Mountainside erased a seven point halftime deficit with 35 third quarter points in a 49-28 win over Sunset. The Mavericks got fumble returns for touchdowns from both Liam Ange and Sean Bour-Nelson, along with 118...

For nearly a year, Loran Beck believed he did not belong in an Oregon state prison – even though Oregon’s governor sent him there. On Sept. 19, a Multnomah County District Court judge found that Beck, not the governor, was correct. After Judge Michael Greenlick heard the case, he ordered Beck’s immediate release. “I don’t want to spend another day drafting an opinion if it’s going to delay his release...

Portland Community College staff and industry partners showed off the latest technologies, training and careers at one of the largest manufacturing-related learning events in the state. More than 200 high school juniors and seniors from Columbia, Tillamook, Clatsop and Washington counties attended the annual Manufacturing Day on Oct. 4 at the PCC Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Training Center. Manufacturing Day is an opportunity for students and educators to experience the world of modern manufacturing. Prior to the pandemic, this event was the largest Manufacturing Day in...

The Oregon School Activities Association's delegate assembly voted on Monday, Oct. 7, to designate girls flag football as an emerging activity. The sport met the threshold of 25 schools to be eligible for the vote. It will be considered an emerging activity for the next two years, and if it reaches 50 schools by the end of that period, it would be eligible to become an officially sanctioned OSAA sport. ...

Can a factory race-ready performance car ever serve as a daily driver? In the case of the 2024 Nissan Z NISMO, the answer is a surprising yes, at least much of the time. I did not think that when I tested a 2020 370Z NISMO, the last year of the previous generation of Nissan’s long running sports car. Although I enjoyed the 350 horsepower produced by its normally-aspirated 3.7-liter V6 and optional six-speed manual transmission, the ride was so stiff that I described it as...

Ann Marie Durjan was found a local hospital after she went missing, intending to go to Fred Meyer in Wood Village, around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. Portland Police Bureau seeks the public's help in locating her. Durjan left her home in the area of 16200 block of Southeast Salmon Street. She was driving a black 2009 Ford Fusion with Oregon license plate 238DYY. Around the back plate is a Minnesota Vikings frame. She takes medication regularly and it is unknown if she had any with her. Durjan’s family and police are concerned for her welfare, given her medical condition and that this is uncharacteristic for her not to return home. If you see Durjan, call 911. Anyone with information that is not time sensitive is urged to contact detectives at missing@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 24-256485

Voters across Oregon will have more on their plate than the presidential election this November. Several high profile ballot measure could change Oregon's political landscape forever, with questions about how Oregonians elect, pay and penalize elected officials on the ballot, as well as a controversial ballot measure that could bring a form of universal basic income to Oregon residents... for a price. Here's our breakdown of the statewide ballot measures appearing in the Nov. 5 election. ...

The Portland Tribune recently asked five questions of Dr. Sara Kennedy, the incoming president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette. Unlike in a traditional interview, in which answers are truncated for space, in the Tribune’s “5 Questions” format, answers will be posted online in full. All answers are edited. A shorter version of this will appear in the print edition. 1. How has the work of Planned Parenthood changed...

As much as John Nilsen has done in the past, musically, he enjoys the now and always looks forward to the future. So, as he prepares to enter the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, Nilsen very much wants people to go along with him on a journey “to carve out new terrain in music.” “You get excited at first and it’s nice to hear those words,” he said, about making...

Gamer, playmaker, clutch, whichever way you want to slice it, Oregon State quarterback Gevani McCoy continues to come up big when it matters most for the Beavers, playing the hero in his squad’s 39-31 double overtime win over Colorado State on Saturday, Oct. 5. Oregon State football comes up with 39-31 win over Colorado State in double OT thriller Trailing by three points with just under two minutes on the...

The challenge was huge. The fifth-ranked Lake Oswego football team, hosting No. 2 Tualatin on Friday, Oct. 4, knew that the challenge was daunting – but the Lakers proved they were ready for it. Lake Oswego started fast, kept the talented Timberwolves in check throughout the night and walked off with a key 45-31 win at Lake Oswego High School. ...