Gales Creek and Banks-area residents were at three “Hands Off” protests in Forest Grove, North Plains and Hillsboro on Saturday. We asked them why they were protesting.
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigating deaths of woman and three young children in Cornelius
A mother and her three children, ages 2, 5 and 7, were found dead in a Cornelius home Tuesday afternoon, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Column | 1925 in Gales Creek: Wilson River Highway avoids becoming toll road
The future Highway 6 dodges a toll road designation in the news of a century ago in Gales Creek.
Column | 1925 in Gales Creek: A double ‘Fir Creek’ edition graces the newspaper
Column | 1925 in Gales Creek: A double ‘Fir Creek’ edition graces the newspaper in this week’s dispatches from history.
Man arrested on rape charges near Banks
A man living in rural Washington County was arrested on rape charges near Banks, and detectives say he allegedly assaulted victims in and near Banks, Forest Grove, and Beaverton.
1925 in Gales Creek: Paved toll road ‘over the Wilson river route’ considered
Gales Creek in 1925: Paved toll road ‘over the Wilson river route’ considered and more news of a century ago!
1925 in Gales Creek: Hillside churchgoers serenade county hospital patients
1925 in Gales Creek: Hillside churchgoers serenade county hospital patients and more in the news of a century ago!
1925: ‘Glad to hear from you Gales Creek, come again’
A three-week correspondence between rural writers in downtown Gales Creek and the outlying Fir Creek community continues in 1925.
Gales Creek in 1925: ‘The weather has been dreadfully bad you know’
Facebook didn’t exist in 1925, so two Gales Creek writers communicated week to week in the newspaper. This and more in the news of a century ago!
Gales Creek in 1925: ‘A couple of silver foxes’
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times and the Hillsboro Argus, published February 19, 1925.