The farm that Esther Lilly Hundley and her family lived on in Gales Creek Editor’s note: The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley will take a short hiatus after this week’s installment. Cast of Characters –Esther Lilly Hundley & Charles Hundley (written as Charley/Chas), the author of the diaries and her[Read More…]
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Voter registration deadline is April 27
The May 18 special district election Voters’ Pamphlet. Photo: Chas Hundley The deadline to register to vote or update your registration for the May 18 special district election is Tuesday, April 27. To register or to make a change to your voter registration, visit and complete the online form at[Read More…]
Washington County burn ban to lift Friday morning
A Forest Grove Fire & Rescue vehicle stationed at the Gales Creek Fire Station. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County’s burn ban, first announced on April 14, will lift at 8 a.m. Friday, April 23, according to Dave Nemeyer, a spokesperson for Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. The original decision to[Read More…]
Washington County will move up to ‘High Risk’ starting Friday
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Washington County and several other counties would be moving to the “High Risk” category starting Friday under the governor’s 4-tier — Low, Moderate, High, Extreme — COVID-19 risk system. The full list of Oregon’s counties and where they[Read More…]
State Rep. Brad Witt accused of sexual harassment by fellow legislator
Brad Witt. Photo courtesy state legislative website. Rep. Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie) who was chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee has stepped down from his position but remains a committee member following a formal letter of complaint to the House Committee on Conduct claiming he sexually harassed Rep. Vikki[Read More…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: April 20 – April 26, 1932
The farm that Esther Lilly Hundley and her family lived on in Gales Creek Cast of Characters –Esther Lilly Hundley & Charles Hundley (written as Charley/Chas), the author of the diaries and her husband. –Bill (written as Billie) and Elsie, Esther and Charles’ firstborn and his wife. –Ted and Thelma,[Read More…]
House passes bill to restrict some military surplus use by law enforcement agencies
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting law enforcement agencies from receiving certain types of U.S. military surplus equipment from the federal government, including armored drones, grenades, and firearms silencers, among other types of gear. Nine House representatives from[Read More…]
Obituary: Harold “Lloyd” Fellas
Harold “Lloyd” Fellas Harold “Lloyd” Fellas, 96, a resident of the Banks community passed away on April 14, 2021 at the Marquis Forest Grove, OR. Lloyd was born on January 26, 1925 in Dayton, Oregon. He was one of six children born to Thomas and Yula (Forrest) Fellas. Lloyd was[Read More…]
Three schools in Forest Grove, Cornelius on lockout as deputies search for shooting suspect in south Cornelius area
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley Update: Peraza-Domenech was arrested around 3:40 p.m. and lodged into the Washington County Jail on charges of attempted murder in the second degree, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon. His bail was set at $250,000.[Read More…]
Friday ‘Red Flag Warning’ issued for NW Oregon
The area under a red flag warning. Map courtesy of NWS. April’s unseasonably warm weather has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning beginning Friday at 11 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m. the same day for much of northwest Oregon and beyond. A red flag[Read More…]