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Oregon owners recover two dogs lost in Washington (KXLY-TV Spokane)
Two Eugene, Ore., dog owners who earlier this week used the assistance of two volunteer pilots to search part of Washington's Lewis County for two missing Pharaoh Hounds have recovered both animals.Starting Monday, Washington County libraries will make e-borrowing even easier (The Oregonian) WCCLS was a founding member in 2005 of the Oregon Digital LIbrary Consortium, the group that offers Library2go
Washington Co. hunger outpaces state rates (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland) HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Washington County hunger outpacing statewide rates Hunger in Oregon's most affluent county is on the rise. According to Oregon Food Bank numbers, the rate of families eating from emergency food boxes is rising at twice the statewide rate. Distribution of emergency food increased 14 percent statewide year to year, and grew 28 percent in Washington County. As a result ...
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.
Serrano sentenced to die for murders (Portland Tribune) Ricardo Serrano is headed to Oregon’s Death Row for the November 2006 murders of a Bethany mother and her two young sons. Jurors unanimously decided Thursday morning that Serrano should die for the three murders. He will be formally sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court Tuesday, March ...
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 ...
YOU CAN HELP: Volunteer opportunities in Clackamas County, March 11-17, 2010 (The Oregonian) Looking for ways to help your community? Here are opportunities to volunteer in Clackamas County.