Over the past two years, staff from the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have planted 1,000 western red cedars along a mile-long stretch of Gales Creek in the Tillamook State Forest.

The fall sports season will be shifted to spring 2021, seasons will be condensed, and out-of-season coaching restrictions will be waived, the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) said in a Wednesday, August 5 press release issued after the OSAA executive board meeting.

Musings and thoughts on walking, the gentle transformation of steelhead, and Hagg Lake by writer Hudson Gardner

The popular free fishing weekend, held four times throughout the year will be back August 15 & 16, though events that usually are held throughout the state to promote the weekend have all been cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Weber gets nod from Independent Party of Oregon for HD 32 race, as does HD 31 incumbent Brad Witt.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: The milk wars end, an airplane causes quite a stir at Balm Grove, and Gales City's baseball team are the champions, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

COVID-19 blew a hole in Oregon’s budget nearly $1 billion wide, and the task of rebalancing the budget now will fall to Oregon’s lawmakers in a special session of the Oregon Legislature convening Monday, August 10 at 8 a.m.

Brandon Sykes, the inmate who walked away from a South Fork Forest Camp work crew on Monday, June 22 turned himself in to the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office Thursday afternoon.

Fire danger in much of the western Oregon counties in Oregon Department of Forestry-protected lands has been shifted to ‘high’ as of today, ODF announced Tuesday evening.

Students will begin the new school year on September 14 the same way the old one ended: online, announced superintendent Dave Parker.

Unless Oregon — and Washington County — see a significant reduction in COVID-19 cases, most schools will not be allowed to open facilities to in-person learning, Governor Brown announced today during a press conference.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: The milk wars, a new job for Charley, and Hillsboro falls to Gales City's baseball team, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the greater Portland metro region, including some portions of western Washington County, which goes into effect from 8:00 a.m. Sunday, July 26 to 9:00 p.m. Monday, July 27.

The ODE released new guidance, and the OSAA issued a statement regarding some fall sports as schools look toward planning the 2020-2021 academic school year.

In a press conference held just after 11 a.m., Governor Kate Brown announced new measures to attempt to slow the increasing spread of COVID-19 in Oregon, including requiring children five and older to wear face coverings at indoor public spaces — including in schools — among other new rules.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: Green beans, the family feels the cash crunch of the Great Depression, and Gales Creek's baseball team loses to Cherry Grove, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

The Forest Grove School District is working on plans that will address how the district will hold classes for students in the coming academic year. The district has settled on two tentative plans; a hybrid model that combines online and in-person learning, and a comprehensive distance learning model.

The Oregon State Police are seeking assistance in a series of poaching cases between Timber and Vernonia.

According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, crews from Banks Fire District and ODF have largely stopped the progress of a small brush fire burning between the two arms of Parson Road.

Social gatherings such as book clubs, parties, and graduation celebrations will be limited to groups of 10 if held indoors, and where social distance cannot be maintained, Oregonians must wear masks in public outdoor spaces. The social gathering rules do not apply to churches or businesses.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: It's Billie and Elsie's 4th wedding anniversary, and family has more car trouble, and they get a kitten, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

Deputies are searching for what they believe to be a Pacific Islander male in his late teens near NW Shearer Hill Road this morning after an early morning car theft.

Washington County seeks to remove itself from tri-county grouping when determining reopening plans, free counseling offered through Washington Co. and community partners, COVID-19 data live Q&A and more in COVID-19 Washington County news.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a dispute between neighbors where one person pulled a gun on another Friday evening near Highway 6 and the Lyda Drive area.

The Oregon DMV says they have completed a multi-year computer replacement project on Monday, July 6, enabling the agency to offer more services online than before.

Fire season began July 1 for the Gales Creek area beginning July 1, and as of Monday, July 6, the rest of the state's ODF protected lands have followed suit, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: The family enjoys the meat from a big rabbit, visits a parade, and Charley and the Gales Creek baseball team beat the Manning baseball team, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

Looking for fireworks displays? Those in parts of Gales Creek may be able to see this year's Western Washington County Firefighter’s Association fireworks show, which is lighting off at an undisclosed location near the Forest Gale Heights area on the western edge of Forest Grove.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said the state is at a ‘crossroads’ Tuesday as she extended by 60 days a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, urging residents to take personal responsibility for slowing the spread.