FBI Offers 25k Reward + Reporter Runs For Governor + HS Sports

Up and at 'em, Hillsboro! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 63 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories in Hillsboro today:

1. Nick Kristof has quit his job at The New York Times after 37 years. His next job? He wants to be Oregon's next governor. (Patch).
2. Former Trail Blazers President and the current head of Nike's Jordan Brands, Larry Miller killed someone when he was 16 years old. He went to jail and emerged a different person. He's telling his story to help others. (Patch)
3. Meanwhile, Betsy Johnson, consider the most conservative Democrat in the state Senate, is leaving the party and resigning her seat. She plans to run for governor as an independent. (Patch).
4. A mass shooting in Portland in July leads the FBI to offer a $25,000 reward. (Patch)
5. While people were fleeing their homes last year as wildfires approached, one woman was stealing from those homes. On Thursday, she was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. (Patch).

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Today in Hillsboro:

• Pumpkin Picking - Tualatin Valley Creates (10:00 AM)
• Memory Café - Walters Cultural Arts Center (10:00 AM)
• Homecoming Parade - Hillsboro High School (6:00 PM)
• Varsity football @ Sherwood - Century High School (7:00 PM)
• Homecoming Football Game - Hillsboro High School (7:00 PM)

Hillsboro Patch Notebook

• Hillsboro School District: "Potential Service Impacts in HSD There has been much talk in the news lately about pandemic-related service and supply issues across the country - shipping bottlenecks, transportation disruptions, production delays, worker shortages, and..." (Facebook)
• Hillsboro Public Library: "Ready, set, bake! Celebrate #NationalDessertDay by watching staff fire up the mixers and pack the piping bags to compete in the first-ever Nailed It! Library challenge, using cake pans and decorating kits from our #LibraryOfThings collec..." (Facebook)
• My Hillsboro Creates Community: "It sure was a lovely afternoon creating community amor & love at M&M Marketplace on SW Walnut St, stay tuned at AgeCelebration, @mandmhillsboro and Hillsboro Police Department for lots more pics!! 🌸💖" (Facebook)

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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.

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