We may never know what "Walker hrdltshrdl hrdl hrdlu rdluuu" means, but a century ago, someone at the print shop left this cryptic message in a story about a Banks man playing on the radio.
Suzanne Weber, representing Gales Creek, Glenwood, Hillside, and the North Coast and Columbia County, will not be eligible to run again for her seat in 2026 after ten unexcused absences in the State Senate.
Two candidatesGales Creek's Kate Grandusky, Forest Grove's Kristy Kottkeyfiled to run for two seats on the Forest Grove School District board, and both are winning their uncontested races.
Gales Creek's Brooke Gramer, Melinda Fischer coast to victory in Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District race, while incumbent Gary Post held an early lead of 51.6% of the vote to challenger Ryan Wiley's 45.1%.
The May 16 special district wraps up Tuesday evening at 8 p.m., and according to the Washington County Elections division, 15.8% of eligible voters had returned a ballot as of Monday afternoon.
A century ago, fire consumed the Glenwood Post Office. This and more in this week's edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
