After a closure that first began January 11, Fern Hill Road on the edge of Forest Grove has reopened.
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What’s happening this weekend (and beyond) in Gales Creek, January 19, 2024
This weekend: Two live acts in Gales Creek, Blair Borax and Tobias Berblinger, will grace the Smokehouse.
School’s out Thursday for FGSD students
Students in the Forest Grove District left school early on Friday and have yet to return to the classroom because of icy weather and dangerous driving conditions. There’s no school Thursday, district staff confirmed Wednesday evening.
County declares state of emergency over winter storm
The Washington County Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency Tuesday over the winter storm, saying the move would allow the county to have “greater flexibility and support for the multi-agency response to the snow, wind and ice storms over the last several days and the coming freezing rain.”
Live: Here’s all the updates for the Tuesday and Wednesday ice storm
We’re in for what looks like a final round of icy weather starting some time this afternoon. We’re going to keep all the bits of news—that’s road closures, business closures, power outages, new weather alerts and the like—contained in this ever-updated story. No subscription needed.
School’s out on Tuesday, too
An already longer than anticipated long weekend just got even longer for Gales Creek students and everyone else in the Forest Grove School District. There will be no school Tuesday, the FGSD said.
Ice Storm Warning issued for Tuesday
Already gripped in frozen temperatures and an icy winter storm, Oregon could now be on for round two, the Portland office of the National Weather Service said in an Ice Storm Warning issued Monday morning.
What’s happening this weekend (and beyond) in Gales Creek, January 12 2024
Here’s what’s happening this weekend and beyond in Gales Creek, weather permitting.
Forest Grove School District will release students early Friday in light of potential winter storm
Students in the Forest Grove School District will be released three hours early Friday, owing to forecasted snow, low temperatures, and wind expected Friday afternoon.
About 800 Gales Creek customers without power, including Gales Creek School
Close to 800 customers including the Forest Grove School District’s Oak Grove facility at the Gales Creek School are without power, but because the outage happened so close to the program’s release time, students were expected to end the school day at the regular time.