The Oregon secretary of state said Tuesday that Republican state senators who had at least 10 unexcused absences during this years session will not be eligible to run in 2024. That number includes Gales Creek's State Senator Suzanne Weber.
A spate of hot weather looms in the forecast: At least five days of mid-to-upper 90s, with the possibility of triple digits starting Sunday in the Willamette Valley. Prepare now.
Members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde can now hunt and fish on tribal licenses in a greater area of their historic homelands, including in areas in and around Gales Creek
Gales Creek's Zephyr Farm will hold an open farm event Thursday, August 10, featuring free fresh veggies from the farm, shave ice, and tours of the organic farm in the Gales Creek Valley. Attendees were asked to RSVP.
"I'm gonna be learning a lot in the first year for sure," Fischer said shortly after being sworn in for her first term on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board Wednesday evening.
Clapshaw, Love, and Hundley are just a handful of the family names scattered throughout this week's edition of Dispatches from History in Banks, Gales creek, Buxton, and beyond from August 2, 1923.
Banks Fire District is among several Washington County fire agencies that headed to central Oregon Friday morning in preparation for what could be a dangerous wildfire weekend for that region.
The Oregon Department of Forestry said fire danger would be raised to High (yellow) in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) region Friday morning.
