A Life Flight helicopter lands on Highway 6 on July 26, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue
Update: The highway has reopened, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
A crash east of the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 closed the Wilson River Highway Monday morning. As of 9 a.m., the highway remains closed.According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, the crash occurred near mile marker 34 around 6:50 a.m. Monday. One patient was transported by Life Flight Network, with a helicopter landing on the highway to transport a patient to a trauma hospital with serious injuries.
Oregon State Police is investigating the crash, which will result in a several-hours road closure. The Oregon Department of Transportation has road closures at Timber Road, the Gales Creek Road junction, and at Highway 47. Also aiding on scene were Metro West Ambulance, Banks Fire District, the Washington County Sheriffs Office, and the Tillamook County Sheriffs Office.For up to date highway closure information, visit tripcheck.com.
A crash in Glenwood snarled Labor Day weekend traffic for up to three miles and resulted in minor injuries to at least four people, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said Saturday.
A two-vehicle crash on Highway 47 between Banks and Forest Grove on Wednesday evening led to the arrest of a Banks man on charges of DUII, reckless driving and assault.
A minor was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot near the Forest Grove Dollar Tree, Forest Grove Police Chief Henry Reimann told News in the Grove.
A proposed toll road linking Forest Grove and Tillamook faced opposition, but Gales Creek residents would take any road they could get, according to a 1925 newspaper article.
"County Jail Filled to Overflow With Arrests Made" including Ernest Narver, Frank Kearns, Thomas Young, and Roy Kearns, all arrested at Balm Grove on liquor possession charges in Prohibition-era Gales Creek.
People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. These fires are all preventable, said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.
