What’s going on in Gales Creek this weekend, March 15
Ritchie Young & Leo Moon, Leah Hueser, and The Nash Brothers Band are all playing in local venues this weekend.
Ritchie Young & Leo Moon, Leah Hueser, and The Nash Brothers Band are all playing in local venues this weekend.
Fire crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry, including one local firefighter based out of the Forest Grove District, are still in Texas as of Monday, helping other fire agencies battle deadly wildfires that have wracked the state.
Three men in the Washington County Jail on various charges related to moonshine and Prohibition escaped via the roof, “swinging to trees” in 1924. This and more in the news of a century ago.
The landmark Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan will move forward following a 4-3 vote from the state Board of Forestry on Thursday.
This weekend, catch live music at the Smokehouse in Gales Creek and more.
Exactly one year ago, Washington County Land Use and Transportation made the decision to close Timber Road indefinitely due to a slow-moving landslide collapsing the roadway between Glenwood and Timber. Here’s where the project to repair and reopen the road stands (Story is free; please consider a subscription to support original reporting in our rural community).
Forest Grove solves a problem with the help of Gales Creek, a Banks man establishes a hospital in Forest Grove and more from a century ago in the news.
Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro (and a former Gales Creek resident), has tried since 2021 to get the Oregon Legislature to pass a “right to repair” bill giving individuals more options to fix their own electronic gear. This time, it finally happened, and the bill now awaits the governor’s signature.
Fern Hill Road reopened Monday to traffic following a March 1 closure due to flooding.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said that Gales Creek Road is closed following a single vehicle crash between Sargent Road and Old Wilson Road in downtown Gales Creek. A detour exists around the crash via Sargent Road.