Over the last few days, a series of coronal mass ejections (CME) have erupted from the Sun, and are likely to merge and reach Earth starting Friday or Saturday, said the Space Weather Prediction Center. The aurora could be visible as far south as northern California.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said that construction equipment stolen from North Plains was tracked down to a Gales Creek-area home and arrested Shaun Billman, 40 on May 2 over the theft.
A cleanup day at the Gales Creek Church originally planned for Saturday, May 4 has been postponed to May 11 due to expected adverse weather, the Gales Creek Garden Club said.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times published May 1, 1924.
About three dozen people attended the Forest Grove School District board meeting Wednesday to witness just one action item on the agenda: the selection of the next superintendent of the Forest Grove School District. That choice, adopted unanimously by the board, is Dr. Suzanne West.
The Forest Grove School District said that the Oak Grove Academy campus at the Gales Creek School closed early for the day due to a water main break in the area. It wasn't immediately clear if other customers were without water in Gales Creek.
Farms and small businesses in Washington County that suffered damage as a result of this year's winter weather storm in January have options to seek funding to aid in their recovery.
