On Wednesday October 4, cell phones, televisions sets, and radios will chime with an alert designed to test the nation's alert system for widespread emergencies.
The summer burn ban enacted throughout Washington County was lifted Friday, the Banks Fire District and Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said. The DEQ burn season opens Sunday.
Oregon will receive $157 million from the federal government to help connect about 17,000 homes and businesses to the internet, the White House announced Wednesday.�
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.
