Jan. 6 Anniversary + Flood Watch + Record High For COVID Cases

Happy Thursday, people of Hillsboro! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know in Hillsboro today.

First, today's weather:

Windy with rain. High: 52 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Hillsboro today:

1. Flood Watch In effect (Patch)
2. January 6 Has Feds, Police on Alert (Patch)
3. Oregon COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High For Third Time In Days (Patch)
4. Local school districts ignore state guidance (Patch)
5. Gresham Police ID Bank Robber Killed In Shootout (Patch)
6. Panel discusses challenges, costs of educating for health care career (KATU)
7. Highest-rated museums in Oregon (KOIN.com)

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Today in Hillsboro:

• Family COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Reedville (5:00 PM)
• Wrestling @ Newberg - Century High School (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Hillsboro Hops: "Sunsets on tap, coming soon. #OneVine" (Instagram)
• Hillsboro: "Lots of businesses around Main Street are still open and could always use your support including the adorable @decadentcreationspdx location and @insomniacoffee! #hillsboro #oregon #hillsborooregon" (Instagram)
• Hillsboro Police Department: "Through generous donations to the Socks from Cops program we were able to provide over 1,000 warm essentials to Project Homeless Connect Washington County. Thank you Hillsboro, your kindness is unmatched!" (Facebook)
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce: "This afternoon the Hillsboro Downtown Partnership, City of Hillsboro, and Washington County Chamber of Commerce issued a press release about how you can help those impacted by the fires over the weekend. Learn more here: https://conta.cc..." (Facebook)
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce: "Please consider donating to the Hillsboro Community Foundation Relief Fund to help those impacted by the devastating fires. Your donation is tax deductible." (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll see you around.

— 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.