"The valley of the shadow of death is very small, very narrow, and you have to go through it alone," said Corporal Jeremy Braun of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. After being shot at close range with a shotgun near Hagg Lake nearly six months ago, Cpl. Braun spoke about his recovery, the shooting, his family, and his intention to return to work.

What was life like in the Gales Creek Valley in the 1930's? Find out in this installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries. This week, Gladie continues duties as a scribe for Esther, the family sees some success in fur trapping, and more.

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District 13, Gaston Rural Fire Protection District, and the Cornelius Fire District all participated in a training burn in Gales Creek on Saturday, February 1 at a building located on the Gales Creek Church of God property.

A thousand log trucks, semi-trucks, dump trucks, well drilling equipment and more vehicles are expected to converge on Salem on Thursday, February 6 to protest SB 1530 as part of a Timber Unity effort to protest cap-and-trade legislation. Locally, convoys will begin early Thursday morning in Tillamook and at the North Plains weigh station.

An Oregon law passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2019 makes it a class A misdemeanor for intentionally exhibiting dangerous behavior with a drone.

An 81-year-old resident of the Kansas City community north of Forest Grove was struck by a blue car while checking his mailbox Saturday afternoon, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office say.

Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an education in the fields of agriculture, education, nursing or vocational training are eligible for two scholarships offered by the Washington County Farm Bureau this year.

The little white house next to the Gales Creek Church of God has served the church and the community for decades. It will serve one more time to help train new firefighters on Saturday, February 1, when Forest Grove Fire & Rescue crews will set it afire to help train recent Fall Academy graduates.

Quick updates from the national level regarding Oregon's congressional delegation and national politics on the local stage.

63 people were arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office during a period of high visibility DUII enforcement patrols by local law enforcement agencies from December 13, 2019 to January 2, 2020.

What was life like in the Gales Creek Valley in the 1930's? Find out in this week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries. This week, Gladie takes over duties as a scribe for Esther.

In a winter weather advisory that ended 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Portland branch of the National Weather Service said that communities in the northern Oregon coast range could see up to three inches of snow at higher elevations. Impacts of icy conditions — snow routes, crashes, closures, and more — have been seen throughout the region.

District 32 representative Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria) wants to hear from her district’s voters, so she’s holding a series of listening sessions in January, including one at the Banks Public Library on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. On that same day, Senator Ron Wyden will hold a town hall on the other side of the county at the Tigard High School auditorium in Tigard at noon.

The officer was not injured, and one person was killed, police say.

Motorists can expect to pay more at the pump in 2020 as the state looks to fund transportation and infrastructure maintenance projects throughout Oregon.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in locating 20-year-old Allyson Joy Watterson, last seen on Sunday, December 22 hiking with a man in a wooded area near North Plains.

What was Christmas like in the Gales Creek Valley in 1930? Find out in this week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries.

Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage, according Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.

Almost three hundred Gales Creek-area homes have been affected by a power outage, according to Portland General Electric. At the same time, landline with the prefix of 357, 359, and 992 cannot call into 911.

As heavy rains descend on the region, the Portland branch of the National Weather Service warns that local streams and rivers, especially those draining the Coast Range, will likely see minor flooding.

In this edition, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas preparations for the family in 1930 included card making, sewing, and shopping!

In a report issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the agency said that $38.8 million was distributed to Washington and Tillamook counties in fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019).

Opponents and proponents alike slung accusations - and filed complaints - during an ultimately doomed effort to recall House District 32 representative Tiffiny Mitchell.

Oak Grove Academy, housed at the Gales Creek School and in classrooms in Forest Grove's Tom McCall East building have closed today due to a number of staff being absent due to illnesses.

In this edition, Esther awaits a new edition to the family, the family purchase a .22 rifle for $5, Oregon's filbert tree planting season is in full swing, and more.

Interested in the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census? The Gales Creek, Roy and Verboort Community Participation Organization 13 meeting on Wednesday, December 11 in Verboort will host a presentation covering the census in Washington County.

Two elk were killed and left to waste in the Tillamook State Forest in the last few days, and the Oregon State Police are asking for public assistance in finding those responsible.

These are the diary entries of Esther Lilly Hundley, who lived in Gales Creek with the Lilly clan after the family moved to Gales Creek in the 1880’s. They are published as they were written, with original spelling. In this edition, Christmas work is in full season with 150 Christmas trees, Baby Ronnie turns two months old, and more.

The report from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis shows the state’s economy remains strong with many workers in urban areas enjoying an 18 percent increase in median household income, which is above the U.S. average.

Law enforcement agencies are gearing up for the beginning of a high visibility enforcement patrol on Thanksgiving Weekend in an effort to deter impaired driving on a historically lethal holiday weekend.