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.

The Oregon Department of Forestry announced that the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association region, which includes much of the regions of Gales Creek, Buxton, Timber, Manning, and the Tillamook State Forest, will begin Wednesday, July 1.

Beginning Wednesday, July 1, everyone in Oregon will be required to wear a face covering in indoor public spaces.

Gales Creek area commuters may be impacted by a planned closure of B Street between Stringtown Road and the Gales Creek bridge near Forest Grove beginning Monday, July 6.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: The family celebrates the 4th of July, and the Ford goes "haywire," just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners is taking a step toward requiring county Sheriff’s deputies to wear body cameras.

Brandon Sykes walked away from a South Fork Forest Camp work crew late Monday morning near the Coast Range summit on Highway 6. It’s not the first time law enforcement officers have had to comb the forest for Mr. Sykes.

A man walked away from an inmate work crew near the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 around 11:35 a.m., according to the Oregon Department of Corrections, who are seeking the public's help in locating Brandon Sykes, age 35.

A small brush fire caused by an escaped burn pile threatened a home in the Hillside community, but is now out, according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: The family heads to Sheridan for the annual Lilly Reunion and baby Joanne has her first tooth, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

Masks are mandatory in Washington County at most indoor businesses beginning Wednesday. What does that mean for you and your family? Read on for more specific information.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: Fishing at Sauvies Island, a lot of canning, and a lot of berries, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

Beginning Wednesday, June 24, face coverings will be mandatory in indoor public areas, such as grocery stores. In addition, Governor Kate Brown announced that Washington County's reopening will now be tied tied to Multnomah and Clackamas County, delaying a Phase 2 approval until mid-July at the earliest.

As the rain fell on Greenville Park on the late afternoon of Friday, June 12, close to 300 people gathered to hear a handful of speakers, remember the life of a Black man killed by police, and to protest the culture and policies that led to his death, and others, in police forces across the nation.

In the span of one week, cities and communities in Washington County saw at least 20 protests decrying police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, from cities as small as North Plains to the county seat of Hillsboro.

Organizers plan a protest and march Friday evening to show solidarity with Black community members in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, adding Banks as the latest small town in Oregon to hold such a demonstration.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: Blackberries, raspberries, and a catastrophic mill fire injures Ted, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

After a bumpy start, the DMV is now taking appointment requests for some in-person services at 40 locations in Oregon.

In a disclosure not made public at the time, Washington County Deputy Rian Alden — the same deputy earlier accused of sending a racist email 16 years ago — was investigated after a "concerning use of force" on an arrestee during a booking at the Washington County Jail in 2018. The Washington County DA declined to press charges at the time, but reopened the case on Monday.

The popular free fishing weekend is back, though events that usually are held throughout the state to promote the weekend have all been cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic.

Around 300 people gathered Tuesday afternoon at the base of the large flag in Forest Grove to protest police brutality against black Americans amid a national outrage over the killing of George Floyd, who died in police custody.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries: The family and then some go swimming at Balm Grove, a slim paycheck arrives, and a neighbor loses a foot, just a few snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

WASHINGTON COUNTY - A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been placed on administrative leave after an allegation surfaced that the deputy sent an “inappropriate email with racial epithets” before being employed by the Sheriff’s Office.

Governor Kate Brown fired the head of the Oregon Employment Department on Sunday, responding to the department’s long delays in delivering jobless benefits to out-of-work Oregonians and the agency’s inability to communicate the status of workers’ benefits claims.

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries features a whole lot of berry picking, and Decoration Day remembrances, just two snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.

Sandi Evans was elected president of the Gales Creek Cemetery Association, replacing JoAnne Schmidlin, who served in the position since 1982, writes Joyce Sauber in a special column for the Gales Creek Journal

We’re following a host of races throughout Washington County and the wider region, and we’ll be posting updates throughout the night and morning as they become available.

In a late Monday night ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court stepped in to put a hold on a dramatic decision by an eastern Oregon judge that declared not only Gov. Kate Brown’s restrictions on church gatherings but all her “Stay Home Save Lives’’ coronavirus emergency orders “null and void.’’

This week's installment of the Esther Lilly Hundley diaries features BEES and MOLE SNOOTS, just two snapshots of life in Gales Creek in 1931.