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1. Raymond Charles Haugen (thewesternnews.com) — Family and friends will gather in Wilsonville on Sept. 12 to celebrate the life of 98-year-old educator and veteran Raymond Charles Haugen, who recently passed away after a long, service-filled life. After careers in teaching, school leadership, and the military, he spent his later years in Sherwood, remembered for his warmth, faith, and trademark friendly greeting.
2. Highest-rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Oregon (ktvz.com) — A Wilsonville High School football standout is among Oregon's highest-rated Class of 2027 recruits, already holding multiple college offers and a three-star national ranking. The list shows how local talent stacks up statewide as NIL and early recruiting reshape opportunities for young athletes.
3. Local kids win big during the Clackamas County Fair (wilsonvillespokesman.com) — Wilsonville kids made a strong showing at the recent Clackamas County Fair, earning blue ribbons and championships in dog handling, horse events, and more. The long winners list highlights how many local 4-H participants represented Wilsonville with standout performances across livestock, crafts, and performance categories.
4. A new report quantifies the president's support in Oregon. (bendbulletin.com) — Wilsonville is grouped with Lake Oswego in a new Oregon-wide analysis of Donald Trump's job approval, where this suburban area shows relatively low support compared with rural parts of the state. The report breaks Oregon into equal-population regions, revealing sharp urban-rural divides that could shape statewide election outcomes in the coming months.
5. Study finds Oregon had the second highest rate of state lawmakers leaving office early (newsfromthestates.com) — Wilsonville gets a mention in a new study showing Oregon had one of the nation's highest rates of state lawmakers leaving office early between 2020 and 2025, including the late Sen. Aaron Woods of Wilsonville. The article explains why so many legislators step down and how replacement appointments often increase representation by women and people of color.
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