ODOT says it’s time to lose the studded tires – or face a $165 fine after March 31.
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County March 27, 1924
A private fish hatchery near Mountaindale provides 5,000 trout to a Gales Creek man, and an accused moonshiner takes his own life in this week’s dispatches from history.
County seeks road maintenance input
From Balm Grove Loop to Wilson School Road, road maintenance is needed, and the county wants your input on the final list.
School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan
The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
Biden announces up to $8.5 billion in preliminary funding for Intel
Intel plans $36 billion investment in Hillsboro to aid semiconductor research and development
Second firefighting team from Oregon sent to replace first team in Texas
After two weeks battling wildfires in Texas, a strike team sent by the Oregon Department of Forestry headed home—and were immediately replaced by a second team of Oregon firefighters, including two local firefighters based out of the Forest Grove District.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County March 20, 1924
A century ago, the Banks American Legion had a membership drive, and the Gales Creek Stage meant there were better mass transit options in the valley than there are today.
FGSD board narrows superintendent candidates from 30 to five
The Forest Grove School Board has whittled 30 applicants down to five for the soon-to-be-vacated position of Forest Grove School District Superintendent.
What’s going on in Gales Creek this weekend, March 15
Ritchie Young & Leo Moon, Leah Hueser, and The Nash Brothers Band are all playing in local venues this weekend.
Local firefighters still helping at Texas wildfires
Fire crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry, including one local firefighter based out of the Forest Grove District, are still in Texas as of Monday, helping other fire agencies battle deadly wildfires that have wracked the state.