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All county facilities will be closed to the public Tuesday, September 15, due to poor air quality throughout the region. Public safety, many Support Services functions and emergency response operations will continue.

Sept. 14, 2020 Update on the Chehalem/Mountain/Bald Peak and Powerline (Hagg Lake area) wildfires. Updates will be provided daily by the Washington County Wildfire Complex Joint Information Center.

All county facilities will be closed to the public Monday, September 14, due to poor air quality throughout the region. Law enforcement, many Support Services functions and emergency response operations will continue.

Sept. 13, 2020 Update on the Chehalem/Mountain/Bald Peak and Powerline (Hagg Lake area) wildfires. Updates will be provided daily by the Washington County Wildfire Complex Joint Information Center.

Sept. 12, 2020 Update on the Chehalem/Mountain/Bald Peak and Powerline (Hagg Lake area) wildfires. Updates will be provided daily by the Washington County Wildfire Complex Joint Information Center.

Sept. 11, 2020 Update on the Chehalem/Mountain/Bald Peak and Powerline (Hagg Lake area) wildfires. Updates will be provided daily by the Washington County Wildfire Complex Joint Information Center. Actualización del 11 de septiembre de 2020 sobre los incendios forestales de Chehalem / Mountain / Bald Peak y Powerline (área del lago Hagg). El Centro de información conjunto del complejo de incendios forestales del condado de Washington proporcionará actualizaciones diariamente.

All county facilities will close to the public beginning at 10 a.m. due to the serious deterioration in air quality. Law enforcement, many Support Services functions and emergency response operations will continue.

Sept. 10, 2020 Update on the Chehalem/Mountain/Bald Peak and Powerline (Hagg Lake area) wildfires. Updates will be provided daily by the Washington County Wildfire Complex Joint Information Center

Scoggins Valley Park at Henry Hagg Lake is closed due to wildfire south of the lake in the vicinity of Dundee Road.

Emergency declaration will help Washington County and many other public agencies and organizations continue work to limit the spread of novel coronavirus.

Nonprofit organizations based in and serving Washington County are encouraged to apply for emergency assistance grants intended to offset expenses and lost revenues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Latricia Tillman appointed county’s first chief equity and inclusion officer. Selection comes after a two-month national search involving 100 candidates.

Washington County will again accept applications for grants to help small businesses starting August 31.

Washington County launches the Child Care Assistance Program to help Child Care providers.

Emergency declaration will help Washington County and many other public agencies and organizations continue work to limit the spread of novel coronavirus.

County will open Safe Sleep Village in August at Westside Commons in Hillsboro (formerly known as the Fair Complex,) to slow spread of COVID-19 in Houseless Community.

Emergency declaration continued to support public health response

Permanent appointment begins June 27.

Mr. Molina is to receive a $625,000 payment for trauma suffered while in the Washington County Jail on March 30, 2018.

Washington County has named Jack Liang as Director of the Department of Support Services and Eva LaBonte will become Assistant Director.