“The level of integrity and just effectiveness of their organization has always impressed me,” Vosburg said of the Columbia Riverkeeper. Vosburg now serves on the board of the nonprofit that was among the people and groups who beat back the proposed placement of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline down the middle of the Gales Creek Valley.
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House passes bill to allow Oregonians to pump their own gas
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars, under a bill the state House overwhelmingly approved Monday.
Have your say on local ODOT projects in the coming years
An electric charging station somewhere between Seaside and Mountaindale, perhaps in Manning or Buxton.
New guardrails in Glenwood and Gales Creek.
Better lighting and (another) new crosswalk in Banks.
Highway 6 closed after crash and fire
Highway 6 is closed following a vehicle crash and fire.
Oregon will lift health care mask mandate on April 3
The change comes in response to improvements in hospitalization rates for respiratory infections and positive COVID-19 tests
Timber Road closed ‘indefinitely’ after landslide
Timber Road is closed between Strassel and Cochran Roads and will remain so “indefinitely,” the county said Monday.
The Tillamook Forest Center is reopening March 17
The Tillamook Forest Center is scheduled to reopen Friday, March 17, ending a three-year closure spurred by the onset of the pandemic, then extended due to staffing issues.
Timber Road is closed (again) due to a landslide
The fourth landslide in less than a year has once again closed Timber Road.
Friday will be a snow day for Forest Grove School District students
The Forest Grove School District announced Thursday that all schools and the district offices would be closed Friday, Feb. 24 “due to dangerous driving and walking conditions.”
Gales Creek Road closed between Stringtown and Balm Grove
Downed trees, electrical wires are the cause for a road closure on Gales Creek Road between Balm Grove Loop and Stringtown Road, Washington County said Thursday afternoon.