Oregon ranked among top 1o most entrepreneurial states
According to a study by the University of Nebraska -Lincoln, Oregon is ranked 6th in the nation in entrepreneurship. The study ranks states by averaging five indicators of economical health, including percentage and per-capita growth of businesses, business formation rate and income per non-farmer property owner.
Oregon moved up four spots from its number 10 position in 2010.
Oregon National Guard honors former governor Ted Kulongoski
According to The Oregonian, the Oregon National Guard named an Aviation Support building in honor of former Gov. Ted Kulongoski. The building, located in Salem, is home to the Charlie Co. 7-158 unit that conducts search and rescue and evacuation missions.
Kulongski, a former Marine, was honored for his public support of soldiers, as well as his private support for grieving family members.
Developing drought in Pacific Northwest
The average rainfall in the last three months has reached a record low in  much of the Portland metro area, according to The Oregonian.
At the Portland International Airport, only 0.25 inches of rain fell between July 1 and Sept. 30, less than half of 1952’s record low of 0.51 inches between the same dates. Record lows were also set in Hillsboro, Salem and Vancouver.
Lake, Malheur and Harney counties are experiencing moderate to severe drought, and the Climate Prediction Center shows Tillamook County is abnormally dry.
The long range forecast predicts a developing drought in the Pacific Northwest.
Tualatin school district under review by Office of Civil Rights
The Tualatin school district is under assessment as to whether equal education rights were denied to the district’s English Learner Language students.
The review will determine whether the district went against Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs receiving federal assistance.
The review, which the district was notified of on Sept. 22, 2010, was initiated by the Office of Civil Rights instead of a complaint. District spokeswoman Susan Stark Haydon told The Oregonian that the district is currently awaiting review and expects the results soon.
Multi-million dollar Beaverton case may be settled on Wednesday
The civil case of a Beaverton exchange student who was molested during his stay in Oregon may be settled this Wednesday.
Attorneys for the student, his host father Craig Ley and the Pacific Intercultural Exchange — the program which sponsored the the exchange — spent more than three hours negotiating with the judge on Tuesday, according to The Oregonian.
Ley pleaded guilty to the charges. The 19-year-old student is suing Ley for $2 million and Pacific Intercultural Exchange for $4 million.