Dorman Pond, Hagg Lake, Vernonia Pond: All three bodies of water were stocked with trout this week.
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Gales Creek Campground prepares for spring opening
The Gales Creek Campground is scheduled to open to overnight campers Friday, May 19, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Work party in Gales Creek to prepare fire station for celebration is Saturday
A work party is expected to take place this morning, Saturday May 6 at 10 a.m. at the Gales Creek Fire Station to prepare the grounds for the building’s 50th anniversary in June. Event organizers asked that volunteers bring gloves and gardening tools.
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned Tuesday morning, effective May 8.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County April 26, 1923
Moonshine, landslides, and the Banks American Legion sells chicks to raise funds for new building. This and more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
Secretary of State’s office cannabis audit released amid questions about consulting job
The Oregon Secretary of State’s office released an audit of the state’s regulation of the cannabis industry on Friday morning on the heels of revelations that the agency’s head, Shemia Fagan, accepted a side job as consultant to a cannabis company in February.
Oregonians can expect another surge in COVID-19 cases in June, a top Oregon health official said Thursday.
Washington County offers cash incentive for old wood stoves
Seven spots remained Monday morning for the county’s cash for woodstoves program.
Register to vote by April 25
For the upcoming May 16 election, the deadline to register to vote or update your registration is Tuesday, April 25.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County April 19, 1923
A man pulls a gun on a Gales Creek farmer while fishing: his “license to fish anywhere in the state of Oregon.” This and more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.