North Plains News

Sign installations this weekend for U.S. 26 at the Helvetia Road and 185th Avenue overpasses have resulted in scheduled directional road closures for three consecutive nights, starting Friday night.

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings fell 28 percent, ending a year in which the dismal market for wood products throttled demand for the company's products.

Mitch Ward has covered all the big news in North Plains. He has written about drive-through prayer boxes, Eagle Scout promotions and the opening of a store that specializes in fireplaces.

From staff and wire reports The numbers are in. OSU's enrollment this fall has increased to almost 22,000 students, which is officially the largest student body ever at the university.

Two students at Hillsboro's Liberty High School were arrested Tuesday and accused of vandalizing more than 20 mailboxes earlier this month.

With both the Open and Senior Divisions all square at 5 points each after yesterdays four-ball and foursome matches, the outcome was up for grabs at the 61st edition of the Hudson Cup Matches which concluded today at Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Hollow, in North Plains, Ore.

Steve Getsiv says Nova USA Wood Products, which he founded in 2005, could hit $40 million in revenue this year.

The nine men and women who repeatedly burglarized a house in rural Washington County this spring made off with quite a haul: Three ATVs.

Oregon Sen. Bruce Starr will hold the first in a series of 2010 Campaign Kick Off events from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Jessie Mays Community Center, 30955 N.W. Hillcrest .

POSTED: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 04:42 PM PT BY: Tyler Graf Tags: Metro , North Plains , urban growth boundary Metro, the Portland-area regional government, released recommendations Tuesday on how the region can handle the growth expected over the next 20 years and beyond.

Cattle graze in an idyllic country setting in the Helvetia hills. Leaving behind big box stores, perfectly manicured lawns, and trees planted in neat little rows, I am suddenly surrounded by a faithfully unchanged image of Oregon.

As the local representative of the USGA, the Oregon Golf Association conducted sectional qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship on the 6,934-yard layout at Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Hollow.

Rural roads like this one could be developed for industrial use. Beaverton resident, race promoter, and bike advocate Kris Schamp has joined a grassroots effort to save 34,000 acres of rural farmland from industrial and residential development in Washington County.

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. - Se Ri Pak has withdrawn from the Safeway Classic at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

POSTED: Friday, August 28, 2009 at 03:36 PM PT BY: Tyler Graf Tags: North Plains , Washington County Don Otterman, city manager of North Plains, is seeking an outside consultant to help the small Washington County town determine how to attract businesses.

Banks and North Plains will begin receiving regular intercity bus service Sept. 13 from the Tillamook County Transportation District.

Banks and North Plains will begin receiving regular intercity bus service Sept. 13 from the Tillamook County Transportation District.

Cornelius Mayor Bill Bash watched folks in a packed room mull proposed urban reserves.

Banks and North Plains will begin receiving regular intercity bus service Sept. 13 from the Tillamook County Transportation District.

Images by: Bill Ball Northwest String Summit :: 07.16.09 a ' 07.19.09 :: Horning's Hideout :: North Plains, OR NWSS 2009 As German poet Christian Morgenstern said, "Home isn't where our house is, but wherever we are understood." The search for that elusive place runs heavily through bluegrass music.