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🌱Ridwell To Leave WashCo + Public Meetings For Treatment Center
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Morning, Beaverton! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Beaverton today.
First, today's weather:
Milder with rain. High: 53 Low: 46.
Here are the top stories in Beaverton today:
- Learn more about the Mental Health Response Team, a coalition of Washington County law enforcement agencies and mental healthcare workers at KATU. The program pairs a clinician with police officers for a more effective response to certain emergency calls. The efforts can make crisis situations safer for all involved and help connect people to important resources more quickly.
- Struggling to know what to do with hard-to-recycle items in unincorporated Washington County? Well, there's not much hope in sight. Sophie Peel reports that Ridwell received a cease-and-desist letter and will discontinue its services in the area. The article says the City of Beaverton has issued a similar directive. A Ridwell spokesperson contends that the move to halt Ridwell's operations is "inconsistent with both state and public policy and state law." (Willamette Week)
- Washington County is home to over 21,000 employees of the chip industry, and local government officials would like to see that number grow. Read about their efforts to revive domestic semiconductor manufacturing at OregonLive.
- COVID numbers have been steadily increasing over the past weeks with the onset of the omicron variant. Beaverton Patch shares the impact of those cases on local hospitals. In Washington County, the hospital that appears to be most affected is Legacy Meridian Park in Tualatin, where confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases account for nearly 40 percent of the facility's occupied ICU beds.
- Tigard police are investigating a vehicle that flipped and caught fire at Washington Square Mall Wednesday afternoon. Hailey Dunn reports that two vehicles were involved. No injuries were reported. (KOIN)
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Today in Beaverton:
- One Book, One Beaverton: Murray Scholls Book Group - Here's another chance to discuss The Cold Millions by Jess Walter with local bibliophiles. Register to get the link. (10:00 AM)
- Artful Mousse Cakes Cooking Class by Cozymeal - Learn the fundamentals of making tiramisu and strawberry roulade. Class will be held in Beaverton 97005; register to get exact location. $119. (Two sessions available: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM or 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
- Children's Art Class with Village Gallery Arts - Kids ages 7-11 are invited to a four-session series at 1060 NW Saltzman. $70 for four sessions. (3:45 PM)
- Pacific Wonderland Poets - Beaverton City Library invites adults to share their original verses in progress via Zoom. (6:00 PM)
- Program Specialist Carol Renaud of Washington County invites Reedville/Aloha/Cooper Mountain neighbors to join CPO 6 at its next virtual community meeting. (7:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Find out more from Washington County Health and Human Services about the two proposed locations for the Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment (CATT) at virtual community meetings to be held January 12-13. (Facebook)
- With COVID positive rates rising, local businesses are making adjustments. Find out Ex Novo's plans at Instagram.
- High water continues to plague roadways throughout the region. WashCo Roads reports that Fern Hill Road remains closed between Taylor Way and Geiger Road. (Twitter)
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— Ash DeMello