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Clackamas County homelessness town hall draws wide interest More than 100 viewers, dozens of speakers show up to voice ideas and experiences More than 100 community members from across Clackamas County tuned into a virtual town hall Wednesday, April 7, discussing the issue of homelessness and how the county can respond to help identify creative solutions to address the growing crisis. Lasting about an hour and a half, the forum provided a space for county residents, business leaders, nonprofit employees and others to chime in and provide their experience on what different kinds of ...

Free tax filing help is currently available to anyone in El Campo, with a qualifying return, thanks to two volunteers from the AARP Foundation. “Ideally, we’re trying to help people that are on the low income side,” AARP Volunteer Gary Schmidt said. Locals can make an appointment for tax aid, regardless of age or income level, but whether the volunteers can help will depend on the complexity of the return. Once an appointment is made, a volunteer meets with the client to gather information. The client then leaves their tax return documents, and they will be called to pick up th...

Mark Shull suggests disbanding Clackamas County veterans council Move follows meeting where elected commissioner spoke with advisory group to discuss derogatory statements. Clackamas County is investigating whether its Veterans Advisory Council (VAC) improperly used time to engage in a dialogue with Commissioner Mark Shull regarding disparaging statements he made on Facebook regarding Muslims and other groups. During their March 4 meeting, Shull suggested to his fellow county commissioners that its VAC be dissolved in its current form and re-established using an application process l...

Mark Shull suggests disbanding Clackamas County veterans council Move follows meeting where elected commissioner spoke with advisory group to discuss derogatory statements. Clackamas County is investigating whether its Veterans Advisory Council (VAC) improperly used time to engage in a dialogue with Commissioner Mark Shull regarding disparaging statements he made on Facebook regarding Muslims and other groups. During their March 4 meeting, Shull suggested to his fellow county commissioners that its VAC be dissolved in its current form and re-established using an application process l...

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