Fire danger in this corner of the state has lowered enough that the Oregon Department of Forestry plans to reduce the fire danger level for public use restrictions to moderate (blue) Tuesday morning in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) region.
A group of Gales Creek residents intending to bring back several community events that were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic will meet Thursday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gales Creek School library.
Ninety years ago to the day, the first fire of what would become known as the Tillamook Burn started near Gales Creek. We've gathered oral histories, written diaries, and newspaper clippings detailing what happened.
A train crash near Buxton, a judge vacations in the Gales Creek-area neighborhood of Watts, and more in this week's edition of Dispatches from History in Banks, Gales Creek, Buxton, and beyond from August 10, 1923.
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
