Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a Washington County Town Hall Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. at the Raymond Arthur Brown Middle School gym in Hillsboro.
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Oregon got a massive federal recovery grant after 2020 wildfires. Most of the money remains unspent
Nearly four years after Congress approved a mammoth disaster relief grant to help Oregonians recover from the destructive 2020 wildfires, records show that more than 90% of the money remains unspent, even as hundreds of families await relief. “It has been incredibly frustrating for the communities that were affected,” says[Read More…]
Heat wave expected starting Sunday
A heat advisory has been issued for much of the Willamette Valley beginning Sunday at 10 a.m. With temperatures expected to reach between 92 and 96 degrees throughout the region, the Portland office of the National Weather Service is urging local residents to prepare for the first early heat wave[Read More…]
Gales Creek Strawberry Festival returns for 55th year Saturday, June 14
The Gales Creek Strawberry Festival is back for its 55th year—featuring strawberries, live music, 50+ vendors, and new this year, a giant chess set.
1925 in Gales Creek: Two Gales Creek pioneers pass within day of each other
“Twenty-eight great great grand children survive Mrs. Mary S. Jenkins Lilly who had lived at Gales Creek from 1814 until the time of her death,” was the obituary for a pioneering Gales Creek woman. Today, her descendants include this newspaper publisher, the president of the Gales Creek Cemetery Association, the Gales Creek Strawberry Festival event coordinator and others who remain active in the Gales Creek Valley.
Free fishing weekend is back June 7 and 8
Fishing, crabbing, clamming are free this weekend, and a free Hagg Lake—freshly stocked with trophy-size trout—event will present an opportunity to learn how to fish.
ODF crews sent to Alberta, three states to fight wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed 22 firefighters Friday to Canada and three states in what the agency said would be their “last big out-of-state resource push” until rains return this fall.
Brush up on wildfire evacuation levels now
Manning residents in 2023. Cherry Grove residents in 2024. Areas less than two miles from Gales Creek in 2022. Evacuations in recent years due to wildfires have become more commonplace in western Washington County. Do you know what the three evacuation levels are?
Outbuilding burns in Gales Creek
An outbuilding at a Gales Creek home on Soda Springs Road near Old Wilson River Road ignited in flames Saturday afternoon after a burn pile escaped, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said. According to FGF&R spokesperson Matt Johnston, a homeowner was working on a burn pile roughly 20 feet away[Read More…]
Elections results: Three new members will take seats on Forest Grove School Board
In this newspaper’s territory, voters chose school and fire board members for the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District and the Forest Grove School Board.
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