The Annual Gales Creek Halloween Party will be held Saturday, Oct 19 at the Gales Creek School and volunteers to help run the event are needed.
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 4, 1924
“This may save someone else from being killed.”
A century ago, a Gales Creek man was hunting near Timber when he saw what he thought were the eyes of a cougar gleaming in the darkness. He fired his gun, and World War 1 veteran Arthur Weston, holding a small flashlight, was struck.
Local, state fire officials urge caution as temperatures spike into triple digits
With temperatures expected to soar into the triple digits Thursday and a Red Flag Warning starting 9 a.m., local fire officials are urging the public to use caution and avoid anything that could spark a fire.
The next chapter in Oregon’s fight against fentanyl starts next week
Starting Sunday, 14 counties in Oregon will start deflection programs that are intended to help people enter recovery and avoid criminal charges and jail. The timing of the programs coincides with the start of a new misdemeanor penalty for low-level drug possession.
Fire danger to rise to ‘High’ Thursday
Fire danger, which dropped to moderate on August 19, will rise back to high on Thursday, August 29, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 28, 1924
One hundred years ago, Banks planned to pull out all the stops in an agricultural show to rival the county fair.
Fire danger drops to ‘Moderate’ in local region
Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to “moderate” or blue at noon Monday.
Hot spot cleanup underway at two watershed fires near Gales Creek
Oregon Department of Forestry fire crews will mop up hot spots at two lightning-caused wildfires Sunday, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said in a late morning update.
Wildfire sparked by lightning near Soda Springs Road
“We are working with Oregon Department of Forestry to gain access to the fire. It is putting up smoke that is visible from the Gales Creek area as well as the west side of Forest Grove,” FGF&R said.
In final update, Oregon Dept. of Forestry said Lee Falls Fire containment at 61%
The Lee Falls Fire was estimated to be at 61% containment Wednesday afternoon.
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