District Attorney Candidate Endorsed + Health Care Workers Fired

Happy Wednesday, Hillsboro! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything going on today in Hillsboro.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with rain and drizzle. High: 60 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Hillsboro:

1. Washington County District Attorney gathers endorsements. (Patch).
2. Amy Roloff Reveals Her Rescue Dog Died 2 Days Before Wedding to Chris Marek: 'I'm Still So Sad' (PEOPLE)
3. Pamplin Media Group - Hillsboro Police Log: Oct. 4-10, 2021 (Pamplin Media Group)
4. Chip on shoulder as Ducks head to UCLA? (Pamplin Media Group)
5. Pamplin Media Group - Projections: Oregon high school football playoff brackets 2021 (Pamplin Media Group)
6. Federal judge turns away challenge to vaccine mandate (Patch).
7. Portland homicides reach new high (Patch).
8. Thousands of Oregon healthcare workers fired for turning down vaccine (KPTV.com)

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Today in Hillsboro:

• Earthquake/Lock-out drill - Aloha High (12:00 AM)
• Aloha United Methodist Church Blood Drive (9:00 AM)
• Online Beginning Reader Book Club - Hillsboro Public Library (3:30 PM)
• Virtual Networking: Digital Photography* (5:00 PM)
• PAC meetings - Century High School (6:00 PM)
• Native American/Alaska Native Parent Advisory Committee Meeting on Google Meet (6:30 PM)
• LatinX Virtual Parent Meeting - Century High School (6:30 PM)
• Online: Drag Queen Storytime - Hillsboro Public Library (7:00 PM)

Hillsboro Patch Notebook

• Hillsboro Public Library: "Please join us for Drag Queen Storytime tomorrow Wednesday, October 20th featuring the fabulous Summer Rayne. Follow the link for more event details: https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/search/index/event/6126e962cd0f1c2f00937a8d" (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Public Library: "A new podcast episode is up! HPL otaku Alanna, Molly, and Mary return to talk more manga and anime, taking a look back at this record-breaking year in manga sales and discussing their all-time favorite series, genres, and adaptations. Fi..." (Facebook)
• Community Action Hillsboro, Oregon: "Coming soon: Financial Education on Zoom this Thursday, Oct 21st: “Building & Repairing Credit” Register here: https://caowash.org/programs/f... Classes are FREE Please share this info! For..." (Facebook)
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce: "Reserve your ad space in the 2022 Discover Hillsboro Magazine today. Learn more here: https://conta.cc/3E0fNq7" (Facebook)

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— Colin Miner

About me: I've been at Patch for almost 6 years after a career that had stops at The New York Times, Oregonian, Washington Post, as well as KATU, KOIN, and KGW. For the past three years I've been Patch's Manager News and Content Partnerships as well as a National Writer.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Hillsboro Daily? I'm all ears. You can contact me at colin.miner@patch.com.