A group of Gales Creek residents intending to bring back several community events that were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic will meet again Thursday, September 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gales Creek School library.
Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett plans to leave his elected position six months before the seat would be up for election again, and recommended that Undersheriff Caprice Massey be appointed to fill the remainder of his term.
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.
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.
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 was at moderate until Thursday, when high temperatures brought it back to "high." Tuesday morning, ODF officials brought it back down to moderate.
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.
