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Washington County roundup: WES story gets noticed, 'ply-on-foam' debuts, a lawmaker's website gets hacked, Hillsboro ... (The Oregonian)
Today's roundup brings a selection of stories from The Oregonian and elsewhere in Washington County.Wandering mountain goats get Oregon's attention (KBCI Boise) Mountain goats from northeast Oregon are wandering all the way to Central Oregon and Washington -- and, in one case, back again -- in a process biologists call "dispersing." Biologists put a radio collar on a goat last week to track its movements.
Washington County could see an interesting state Senate contest (The Oregonian) Chuck Riley hopes to jump from the Oregon House to Bruce Starr's Senate seat.
Oregon county pushes to find homes for homeless (The World) PORTLAND (AP) -- Robert and Tina Shanks know the difference 30 days can make. Thirty days ago, they got to move off the rigid, Army-green cots of Multnomah County's emergency warming center into their own apartment. Thirty days ago, they gave their daughter her own room in time for her to celebrate her 14th birthday.
Telecare Program Now Serving Clients as Part of Optum Health Pierce County Regional Service Network (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) TACOMA, WA--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - The Telecare Pierce County Evaluation and Treatment Program is now serving clients as a member of the OptumHealth Pierce County Regional Service Network, which provides mental health crisis services for over 15,000 low-income Pierce County residents. "We've worked closely with OptumHealth, local communities and the State of Washington over the past several ...
Oregon owners hire planes to hunt for missing dogs (KXLY-TV Spokane) Two Eugene, Ore., dog owners have hired spotter planes to search the open spaces of Washington's Lewis County for any sign of two missing Pharaoh Hounds.
Telecare Program Now Serving Clients as Part of Optum Health Pierce County Regional Service Network (Marketwire) TACOMA, WA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - The Telecare Pierce County Evaluation and Treatment Program is now serving clients as a member of the OptumHealth Pierce County Regional Service Network, which provides mental health crisis services for over 15,000 low-income Pierce County residents.
2 more enter county races (The Mail Tribune) Two more candidates filed for positions on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners just before Tuesday's deadline, bringing the number of candidates for two positions to an unprecedented 13.
Transmission lines to skirt local valleys (Argus Observer) ONTARIO — Malheur County and other valley residents heard Tuesday what they have been wanting to hear: The recommended routes for a major power transmission line from Idaho Power, from northeast Oregon to southwest Idaho, skirts the Malheur and Snake River valleys and takes in more public lands.
Washington County deputy involved in car crash while responding to an early morning alarm in Beaverton (The Oregonian) Deputy Dan Muehlek suffered only minor injuries and has been released from the hospital after his Crown Victoria was T-boned by a minivan.