The Sun in Gales Creek on June 23, 2021. The Sun is a star located in the Milky Way galaxy and orbited by a number of celestial bodies, including the planet known by many of its inhabitants as the Earth. Photo: Chas Hundley It’s going to be hot this weekend,[Read More…]
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Fire season, burn ban begins as triple-digit temperatures loom
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley A county-wide burn ban went into effect Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., putting a halt to all backyard, agricultural, slash, and other debris burning. Still allowed are small[Read More…]
Washington County adds ten $10k cash prizes, 5 $20k scholarships to COVID-19 vaccine lottery prizes
File photo: Chas Hundley Washington County residents who get their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine by June 27 just got a better chance at winning $10,000 — or a scholarship for those ages 12 – 17 — after Washington County announced a new set of prizes added to the[Read More…]
Gales Creek residents on city water encouraged to reduce water use during chlorine shortage
A dam and other water intake infrastructure on Clear Creek in the Gales Creek area on August 28 2017 where Forest Grove draws much of their water. Photo: Chas Hundley A Longview, Wash. chemical facility suffered a power outage earlier this month and as a result, chlorine supplies to municipal[Read More…]
Fire season in local region will begin Tuesday, June 22
A September 13, 2017 wildfire burns near Balm Grove in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley Fire season in this corner of Oregon will begin Tuesday, June 22 at 1 a.m. In a June 16 email signed by the three Oregon Department of Forestry district foresters for the Forest Grove, Tillamook,[Read More…]
Former Cornelius mayor, F.G. School Board member Ralph Brown missing now for 30 days
Ralph Brown. Photo courtesy WCSO Ralph Brown was last seen on May 16, 2021 near his Cornelius home, where he reportedly left around 6:30 p.m. It’s been 30 days, and his whereabouts remain unknown. “Unfortunately, there are no new updates to report at this time,” wrote Washington County Sheriff’s Office[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 9, 1921
The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.
Oregon House expels State Rep. Mike Nearman over Dec. 21 Capitol incursion
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Rep. Mike Nearman (R-Independence) became the first House member expelled in state history for his role in the Dec. 21, 2020 breach of the Oregon Capitol on Thursday. A bipartisan House Special Committee on Dec. 12, 2020, established Monday by Oregon[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 2, 1921
The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.
Construction coming to Stringtown Road June 15 – 16
Stringtown Road near Sylvia Lane on Jan 4, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley On June 15 and 16, crews from Washington County Land Use and Transportation will be installing monument boxes — devices used by surveyors to mark key areas along roads — on Stringtown Road between Ihrig and Gales Creek[Read More…]
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