ODOT has published a report detailing issues plaguing Highway 6, but cautions that no funding exists to tackle most of the work.
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Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are coming back
Starting Monday, September 25, households can order four free COVID-19 test kits.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 20, 1923
One century ago: A Ku Klux Klan gathering just northwest of Forest Grove drew members “from Portland and many surrounding towns” and more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History in Banks, Gales Creek, Buxton, and beyond from September 20, 1923.
Congresswoman Bonamici to hold town hall in Washington County
U.S. Representative Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a series of town halls throughout District 1 in the coming weeks, with one well-suited for Washington County residents scheduled for Thursday, October 5 in Hillsboro.
Volunteers needed for Gales Creek School Halloween Party
A party thrown by the Gales Creek Parent Teacher Organization for local students who went to the Gales Creek Elementary School has morphed over the years into a gathering for local Gales Creek children who would attend the school if it remained an elementary school.
Fire danger reduced to ‘moderate’ again
Fire danger was at moderate until Thursday, when high temperatures brought it back to “high.”
Tuesday morning, ODF officials brought it back down to moderate.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 13, 1923
A Banks man and his vehicle are struck by a train, a logging camp is for sale and more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History in Banks, Gales Creek, Buxton, and beyond from September 6, 1923.
Push to change Measure 110 gains momentum and money
A coalition has filed ballot initiatives to prohibit hard drug use in public places and has $700,000 lined up from donors, including Phil Knight
Gales Creek rerouted for fish habitat project at Balm Grove
one largescale sucker, 382 crawdads, 174 coho salmon and more fish were found and relocated as part of the ongoing Balm Grove project in Gales Creek.
Dallas Boge hangs up hat as rural fire board director
Dallas Boge spent nearly 25 years as a volunteer firefighter in Gales Creek before he was elected to two terms—eight years—on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board.