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Project partners gathered to celebrate the construction of The Opal, an LGBT-friendly affordable housing bond project for seniors opening next year in Washington County.

A partir del lunes 12 de diciembre, el Hawthorn Walk-in Center para la salud mental y la atención de adicciones reanudará los servicios sin cita previa durante un horario limitado de 9 a.m. a 2 p.m., de lunes a viernes.

Starting Monday, December 12, the Hawthorn Walk-in Center for mental health and addictions care will resume walk-in services during limited hours of 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In September 2022, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men who intended to meet children in person to have sex. Michael Thomas Lund continued to message the account for three months, believing he was talking to a child.

Results from the November 8, 2022, General Election have been counted and certified.

On December 3, 2022, at 4:44 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a crash near 15160 NW Laidlaw Rd. 911 callers reported a car and a motorcycle crashed and the man driving the motorcycle was injured.

On November 28, 2022, at 11:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies got information that 25-year-old Anthony Kiontae Czerniejewski was in an apartment in the 2400 block of SW Ecole Ave., within the Enhanced Sheriff’s Patrol District (ESPD).

On November 30, at 11:00 a.m., Jiffy Lube, in partnership with the Beaverton Police
Department and the Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, and Washington County Sheriff’s Offices, held a joint press conference about catalytic converter theft prevention.

Washington County Auditor reports County efforts to make advisory boards and commissions more representative of the racial/ethnic diversity of the County have "barely moved the needle."

Washington County Board of Commissioners adopt ordinance to change boundaries of commissioner districts following a 10-month reapportionment process.

In their first meeting since the shooting in Colorado Springs on November 19, the Washington County Board of Commissioners spoke out in solidarity with and support of the LGBTQIA+ community here, in Colorado and everywhere.

Travelers should be prepared for plowing to take longer during winter storms.

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, A 79-year-old woman called 911 when her son, 44-year-old Benjamin Hershel Ritchie, assaulted her and her caretaker. When deputies arrived, they found the caretaker, 57-year-old Clare Krill, unresponsive on the floor.

Meet the Denney Road Project design team in person at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 8.

On November 30, at 11:00 a.m., Jiffy Lube, in partnership with the Beaverton Police Department and the Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah, and Washington County Sheriff’s Offices will hold a joint press conference about catalytic converter theft prevention.

A public hearing of Ordinance 893 for reapportionment of Washington County commissioner districts will be held on November 29th for Board to consider adoption.

Effective Immediately: all Washington County fire agencies have re-enacted an outdoor burn ban during the current weather pattern.

I am aware that there are questions surrounding Measure 114, many of which remain unanswered; however, I would like to share what I know.

Washington County collaborates as financing partner with non-profits, government agencies, and companies, including locally owned minority businesses, to build the Altura project.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, just after 8:00 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call on the 23000 block of SW Scholls Ferry Road in unincorporated Washington County.