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Good morning Hillsboro! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hillsboro wetlands murder accomplice receives 18-year prison sentence
  • How a Hillsboro retail theft blitz led to 17 arrests
  • Why a Hillsboro nonprofit's costly project is raising statewide housing questions

Also on today's calendar: Free Zumba Class in Observance of Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 37.
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman sentenced for role in shooting, killing man found dead in Hillsboro wetlands (kptv.com) — A woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for her role in a 2020 killing connected to Hillsboro's Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Prosecutors say she helped lure the victim to the wetlands, where another suspect allegedly shot him; that man faces trial in early 2027 and has not been convicted in this case.
   

• 17, including 4 teens, arrested in retail theft sting in Hillsboro (kgw.com) — Hillsboro police arrested 17 people, including four teenagers, during a targeted retail theft "blitz" that recovered more than 100 stolen items from local stores. Funded by Oregon's Organized Retail Theft Grant, the operation also nabbed suspects with outstanding warrants and supports upgraded security cameras for small and mid-sized Washington County retailers.
   

• State housing agency keeps blowing past its own construction-cost benchmark (philomathnews.com) — A Hillsboro-based nonprofit developer, Bienestar, is under scrutiny as state housing officials approve an expensive McMinnville project while Oregon's housing agency repeatedly exceeds its own national construction-cost benchmark. The story details how these higher per‑square‑foot costs mean fewer affordable units statewide, and highlights growing pressure on Oregon Housing and Community Services to justify overruns and more tightly manage public housing dollars.
   

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  • Get ready to shop 'til you drop at the Mooberry Elementary School Winter Bazaar - it's going to be a festive blast!
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Ok Hillsboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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