The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for much of the region early Friday morning.
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Gov. Kotek announces Oregon AI council
The rise of generative artificial intelligence tools now accessible to consumers and businesses has Oregon’s governor taking notice, and now a council will be formed to examine policies for its use in the halls of Oregon government.
Gales Creek Holiday Bazaar returns after four-year hiatus
After a four-year absence, the Gales Creek Holiday Bazaar returned to the Gales Creek School gym Saturday, November 18, drawing somewhere in the vicinity of 500 or more shoppers to the event.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County November 29, 1923
In November of 1923, the ladies clubs of Gales Creek and Hillside went head-to-head in a spelling contest at a hall in Gales Creek, with Hillside emerging the victor.
Lone Fir Tree Farm opens – and closes – this weekend
Blink and you’ll miss it: Gales Creek’s Lone Fir Tree Farm opened Friday for business, and it’ll close for the season on Saturday. This year, you can get a tree, a wreath, and a burger.
Two bazaars, live music, and a fish release: Here’s what’s happening Saturday
Starting near Dilley, then travelling up the Gales Creek Valley, and into the heart of the Tillamook Forest, here’s a four-stop Saturday with two bazaars, live music, and a salmon fry release.
Tillamook Forest Center closing soon for season
The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season November 27, after one last holiday event. It’s not expected to reopen until March of 2024.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County November 15, 1923
“A cougar on Gales Peak is making night hideous with his cries and every dog in the neighborhood answers with a mighty chorus,” an entry from the November 15, 1923 Watts neighborhood column reads. This and more in news from a century ago in Gales Creek.
Free fishing coming after Thanksgiving for Oregon
It’s that special time of year when families gather, eat a lot, take a moment to be grateful for what they have, and then, the next morning, spend an incredible amount of money on consumer goods and electronics they don’t have, but really, really want.
Or, you could go fishing, or hiking, for free.
County Elections Division talks transparency, staffing in advance of 2024 elections
With just under one year before the big 2024 election, we asked the Washington County Elections Division how they reduce errors in the electoral process, and talked about staff safety, transparency.