Washington County said it would activate its Severe Weather Shelters in Hillsboro and Beaverton in the face of life-threatening cold temperatures expected to grip the region.
The facilities will each open Wednesday, December 21 at 4 p.m. until at least Saturday, December 24 at 12 p.m.
Chas Hundley
Gales Creek-area schools, fire districts receive more than $1.5 million from timber revenue in 2022
More than $1.5 million in revenue generated from timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest in 2022 went to local districts in Gales Creek and surrounding areas in fiscal year 2022, according to data from Washington County.
County seeks western Washington County resident to join local transportation commission
Are you interested in transportation—be that highways, public transit, trails, or other— in Gales Creek and the rest of western Washington County? A little-known commission called the North West Area Commission on Transportation (NWACT) is seeking a new member from western Washington County.
Pacific University researchers study western red cedars in Gales Creek
Western red cedars are dying across the Pacific Northwest, and researchers are studying trees near Gales Creek to find out why.
County opens two Severe Weather Shelters starting Friday
Washington County said it would activate its Severe Weather Shelters in Hillsboro and Beaverton in the face of cold temperatures gripping the region.
Tillamook State Forest generates $30.5 million for Tillamook, Washington, Columbia Counties
Timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest and nearby forests generated $30.5 million for taxing districts in Washington, Tillamook, and Columbia Counties in fiscal year 2022, the Oregon Department of Forestry said.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 14, 1922
A century ago in western Washington County: Snow inundates the region, the Nick C. Lilly store in Gales Creek sells, the Vernonia stagecoach through Timber can’t get through and more!
Forest Grove School District hosts flu, COVID vaccine clinic for district families Wednesday
The Forest Grove School District will host a flu and COVID vaccine and booster clinic Wednesday in Forest Grove at Tom McCall East.
Timber Road reduced to one lane after landslide
A landslide has blocked one lane of Timber Road north of Strassel Road, Washington County said in a social media post.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 7, 1922
A 1922 murder rocks Banks, Hayward, and the Cedar Canyon neighborhood in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History.
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