A Frontier Communications truck in downtown Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Frontier Communications officially completed the sale of their operations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana on Friday to the company now known as Ziply Fiber. The deal closed at $1.35 billion, according to Ziply, which is headquartered[Read More…]
Utilities
Utility companies could charge Oregon ratepayers for electric vehicle infrastructure improvements under proposed HB 4066
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – House Bill 4066, a prospective law that passed on a 7-2 vote that would allow the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) to provide electric companies with the ability to recover costs for electric vehicle investments from ratepayers, passed the[Read More…]
911 service restored in Washington County
Power lines near Forest Grove. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage, according Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. The restoration came at 12:52 p.m., according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, and[Read More…]
Power out, 911 service down for some homes in Gales Creek, Forest Grove
A downed line on Gales Creek Road. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – High winds and soaking rain have already taken their toll during this weekend’s flood watch: A tree took out Portland General Electric power lines on Gales Creek Road between David Hill Road and Stringtown Road, according to[Read More…]
One lane closes at Gales Creek Road between Stringtown Rd and Creekwood Pl for downed limb, power lines
Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue GALES CREEK VALLEY – A rotten tree limb snapped and fell onto Gales Creek Road between Stringtown Road and Creekwood Place, taking out power for at least 15 customers this morning. Portland General Electric crews have been dispatched to clean up the tree and[Read More…]
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…]