A Forest Grove Fire & Rescue brush rig is staged at the Gales Creek Station, ready to respond to wildfires. Photo: Chas Hundley NW Oregon – Fire season officially begins Monday, July 1 in Northwest Oregon. Many neighboring regions have already declared fire season to be in effect, with local[Read More…]
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Frontier internet and landline outage hits Gales Creek
Frontier Communications makes repairs to a fiber-optic cable on Gales Creek Road near Forest Grove during a two day outage on August 21 – 22. Photo courtesy of Frontier Communications. GALES CREEK – Frontier is down. The internet and landline outage, affecting customers in the rural areas outside Forest Grove,[Read More…]
Emergency crews mount two hour rescue for dirt bike rider seriously injured in the Tillamook State Forest
Photo from the scene: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue BROWNS CAMP – A dirt bike rider crashed at Browns Camp on Monday afternoon, requiring an extensive rescue to extract the patient, who was eventually transported via air ambulance to a Portland-area hospital. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue (FGF&R),[Read More…]
Hundreds pack Gales Creek for 53rd annual Strawberry Festival
Members of the Gales Creek Church of God prepare strawberry shortcake for visitors. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – How do you count visitors to a free festival with no defined bounds? Just count the strawberry shortcake sold, and you’ll come up with a decent, if low, estimate. This year,[Read More…]
Balm Grove Tavern to receive a fresh coat of paint
The Balm Grove Tavern, as seen from the side during an open house on May 1. Photo: Chas Hundley BALM GROVE – An open house on May 1 at the Clean Water Services-owned Balm Grove property allowed community members in Gales Creek to tour the historic site, view where Clean[Read More…]
State Rep. Mitchell to hold town hall in Banks on June 2
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – State Representative Tiffiny Mitchell, representing Gales Creek, Banks, Gaston, and cities and communities up and down the North Coast will hold a town hall event on Sunday, June 2 at 3 p.m. at the Banks Public Library. The event is one[Read More…]
Early results for Forest Grove School Board, Fire District are in
A Washington County elections worker prepares to collect ballots in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Early elections results indicate that, should results hold, the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection district will see two incumbents ousted, as newcomers lead in positions 2 and 4. Brooke Gramer, a Gales[Read More…]
With one day to go for May elections, Washington Co. says turnout is 15%
The Banks Public Library is host to a 24 hour ballot drop box. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – The May special elections will end at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, and according to the Washington County elections office, just 15% of registered voters have turned in a ballot so[Read More…]
Driver arrested in Hillside hit and run
WIlliam Offinga’s booking photo from Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – A hit and run involving a cyclist and a driver who fled the scene in Hillside has resulted in the arrest of WIlliam Offinga, a Forest Grove-area resident on the afternoon of Thursday, May 16. Witnesses say that around[Read More…]
Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office seeks driver who fled scene after injuring cyclist in Hillside
The suspect vehicle. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help them find a driver who witnesses say fled the scene after striking a bicyclist on NW Hillside Road on Saturday, May 11. According to a media release from the[Read More…]
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