A rendering of the Chehalem Ridge nature park, courtesy of Metro This week’s installment of the County Dispatch – Quick hits that you should read, that we want to write about, but don’t have the staff and time to fully dive into. Human remains found — twice — in Washington[Read More…]
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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…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: January 19 – February 25, 1931
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…]
Cpl. Jeremy Braun looks toward returning to work after being shot in line of duty
Joy Braun, Jeremy Braun, and Sheriff Pat Garrett. Photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal HILLSBORO – “The valley of the shadow of death is very small, very narrow, and you have to go through it alone,” said Corporal Jeremy Braun of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. After being shot at close[Read More…]
Column | The Diaries of Esther Lilly Hundley: January 12- January 18
Esther Lilly Hundley 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, Esther and Charles’ second-born and Ted’s wife. –Gladys and Roy Bills[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Local fire agencies conduct training burn in Gales Creek
The little white house burns. Photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal GALES CREEK – Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Banks Fire District 13, Gaston Rural Fire Protection District, and the Cornelius Fire District all participated in a training burn in Gales Creek on Saturday, February 1 at a building located on[Read More…]
Timber Unity convoys from throughout Oregon expected to descend on Salem on Thursday
A log truck parks in front of Oregon’s capitol in June 2019 at a Timber Unity protest. Photo: Kevin Magwood SALEM – In the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, February 6, semi-trucks from around the state will form convoys and head to Salem for a Timber Unity rally[Read More…]
Dangerous use of a drone in Oregon could result in steep fines, jail time
A drone flies above Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – An Oregon law now in effect, passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2019, makes it a class A misdemeanor for intentionally exhibiting dangerous behavior with a drone. Specifically, Senate Bill 581 amends a 2016 law to read that any[Read More…]
Kansas City man struck in hit-and-run near Forest Grove
Photo from the scene: Washington County Sheriff’s Office KANSAS CITY – An 81-year-old resident of the Kansas City community north of Forest Grove was struck by a blue car while checking his mailbox Saturday afternoon, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office say. According to a press release from the[Read More…]
Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for scholarship
Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an education in the fields of agriculture, education, nursing or vocational training are eligible for two scholarships offered by the Washington County Farm Bureau this year. The awarded amounts[Read More…]
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