After the city of Hammond disincorporated and was included within Warrenton’s city limits, the old city hall was deemed the perfect site for Warrenton Community Library.

The library, which is open from 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, has more than 13,000 books, 400 audio books and 300 videos and DVDs. 

Warrenton Police Department

Warrenton Fire Department

Warrenton Library housed in old city hall

Librarian Gillian Maggert in the Warrenton Library. Maggert also organizes the annual July 4 parade.

Fire apparatus in the city’s annual Fourth of July parade.

Warrenton Fire Chief Ted Ames oversees a mostly volunteer fire department.

There are two career firefighters and 35 volunteers working out of two stations, one in the civic center at 225 S. Main Ave. and one in Hammond.

The agency handles about 60 calls per month. John Shepherd is the agency’s training officer.

Warrenton Police Chief Robert Maxfield oversees a department of eight full-time and seven reserve officers. All of them work out of the station in the Warrenton civic center, 225 S. Main Ave.

The department patrols 18 square miles of city.

Warrenton continually ranks among the nation’s safest cities with low scores per capita for Part I crimes, the most violent and serious offenses. In 2005, for instance, there were 173.8 Part I crimes per 100,000 population, far below the national average of 325.2 per 100,000.

Reserve Officer Robert “Bernie” McMaster was killed in the line of duty on March 9, 1996.

Public Services

The library’s annual operating budget is about $23,000.

The library is at 861 Pacific Drive. For more information, call 503-861-3919.

A group contemplates its next move at City Park in front of the Community Center.

Community Center popular with seniors, children

Warrenton Community Center is the site for low-cost senior meals on Mondays and Thursdays. The center, 170 SW Third St., is adjacent to City Park.

It is available for rental for seminars, training sessions, wedding receptions and reunions.

Cost is $19 per hour without the kitchen and $29 with the kitchen or $160 all day without

Warrenton soccer fields

the kitchen or $260 all day with.For more information, call 503-861-2233.