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Hillsboro: Airport Gets 0.82 Inch of Rain in October, Its Second-Driest Since 1999
Hillsboro Airport got 0.82 inch of rain in October, 24% of normal, as highs ran 4.8 degrees above normal and reached 80…
Hillsboro: Data Center Code Starts Nov. 19; City Says Moratorium Extension Expected Nov. 17
Hillsboro's data center code starts Nov. 19. The moratorium ends Nov. 24, and a city release now says an extension is expected…
Hillsboro: Council Sets One $60,914.80-per-Acre LID Charge for Reed’s Crossing’s Last Phases
The council voted 6-0 on Nov. 3 to charge Reed's Crossing's last two phases a flat $60,914.80 per acre for the South…
Hillsboro: Unofficial Nov. 3 Counts for Council, School Bond and County Races, as of Nov. 4
Unofficial Nov. 4 vote counts for Hillsboro's three council seats, school bond Measure 34-355 and two county board races, with shares and…
Hillsboro: DEQ Takes Comments Through Nov. 24 on Garbage Transfer Station Permit Renewal
Oregon DEQ proposes renewing the permit for a garbage transfer station on SW Minter Bridge Road. Written comments are due by 5…
Hillsboro: Planners Approve Islamic Center’s 10,500-Square-Foot Building with 45 Conditions
A signed Planning Commission order approves the Islamic Community Center of Hillsboro's 10,500-square-foot building with 45 conditions, including road work.
Hillsboro: September Jobless Rate Falls to 4.0%, Lowest in Federal Data Since November 2024
A preliminary federal estimate puts Hillsboro's September jobless rate at 4.0%, down from 5.4% a year earlier, with 901 fewer residents out…
Hillsboro: Draft Study Puts SHARC Needs at $70.6M; Staff Rank Pool Expansion First
A draft assessment lists $70.6 million in SHARC needs, most within five years. Staff rank a $47.8M–$58.3M pool expansion there ahead of…
Hillsboro: School Board Approves Pension Bond Option with 5.25% Cap and $14.5M Land Sale
The board voted 6-0 to allow pension bonds only at a 5.25% cost or less, and to sell about 30 acres in…
Washington County: Ballot Returns Reach 26.07%, Within Half a Point of the State Rate
Washington County had 26.07% of ballots back in the state's Oct. 28 report, vs. 26.54% statewide. The gap was 1.74 points on…
Hillsboro: Council ICE Reports Log 10 Entries Since July, 4 with Federal Agents
Four of 10 entries in the city's ICE reports to the council since July involved federal agents. The city's online log lists…
Hillsboro: Hagg Lake Ends Water Year 36.6% Full; City Used Most Stored Water Among Partners
Hagg Lake was 36.6% full on Sept. 30, and Hillsboro had used 7,183.5 acre-feet of stored water by Oct. 4, more than…
Hillsboro: Trick-or-Treat 2026 Runs 5 to 7 p.m. Downtown, with Sunset at 6 p.m.
Downtown Hillsboro's free trick-or-treat runs 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, with sunset at 6 p.m. Times, other Oct. 31 events…
Hillsboro: Sabrina Cotta Accepts Assistant City Manager Job, Water Department Report Says
A city water report says Sabrina Cotta, Ashland's city manager since 2024, accepted a Hillsboro assistant city manager job over Water and…
Hillsboro: Library Staff Report Counts 50 Incidents July–September, 38 at Shute Park
A staff report in the Library Board packet counts 50 incidents July–September, 38 at Shute Park, with fewer mid-level cases there than…
Hillsboro: $621,711 in Water Charges Was More Than 120 Days Past Due on Aug. 31
A city aging report shows $621,711 in water charges more than 120 days past due on Aug. 31, most of it residential.…
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