News in the Grove (Page 96)

Search for possible missing aircraft suspended

Banks Fire District's Hornshuh Creek Station. Photo: Banks Fire District Update: At 2:30 p.m., the Banks Fire District announced that the Washington County Sheriff's

By Chas Hundley

/ 10 Jan 2022

Search for possible missing aircraft suspended

Public assistance sought in possible plane crash between Highways 6 and 26

Photo: Claudia Ramirez Alvarado, used with permission 11:15 p.m. update: Accord to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the search has paused for the evening, but will

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Jan 2022

Public assistance sought in possible plane crash between Highways 6 and 26

From the newsroom: Writing a letter to the editor, more statehouse news, and more local news

A typewriter. File photo: Chas Hundley What a year 2021 was to run a newspaper in Oregon. I said something similar at the end of 2020, and little has changed.

By Chas Hundley

/ 6 Jan 2022

From the newsroom: Writing a letter to the editor, more statehouse news, and more local news

NWS says high winds, flooding could continue to be a danger through Friday

Water from Prickett Creek near the Watts community outside of Gales Creek floods Stringtown Road January 12, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley With high winds expected Thursday night and into Friday

By Gales Creek Journal

/ 6 Jan 2022

NWS says high winds, flooding could continue to be a danger through Friday

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 5 1922

The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.

By Chas Hundley, and various historic writers, journalists, and authors from the early 20th century

/ 5 Jan 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 5 1922

Flood Watch issued beginning early Thursday morning

Debris floats down a swollen Gales Creek in February 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley Between snow levels rising and rain falling in the forecast, expect rising river levels, with potential of

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Jan 2022

Flood Watch issued beginning early Thursday morning

Oregon buys 6 million at-home test kits to give away free through community outlets

Oregon officials have ordered 6 million test kits to distribute free. (iHealth Labs) SALEM The Oregon Health Authority has ordered 6 million home test kits to be given away free

By Les Zaitz - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 4 Jan 2022

Oregon buys 6 million at-home test kits to give away free through community outlets

With snow likely around Christmas, local, state officials urge caution on roads, at home

A snow-covered Half Mile Lane on Tuesday, December 26, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley As families across the state gear up for Christmas and finalize travel plans, the Portland office of

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 Dec 2021

With snow likely around Christmas, local, state officials urge caution on roads, at home

Forecast predicts Omicron will take a heavy toll in Oregon

File photo: Chas Hundley Oregon is facing a surge from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that by early February could put twice as many people in the hospital as

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 17 Dec 2021

Forecast predicts Omicron will take a heavy toll in Oregon

Sen. Betsy Johnson will resign to focus on run for governor

State Senator Betsy Johnson in the Banks BBQ Parade on Sunday, August 22, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Betsy Johnson will end her 20-year career in the state Legislature on Wednesday

By Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 15 Dec 2021

Sen. Betsy Johnson will resign to focus on run for governor

Legislature passes rent relief extension, targets cartel cannabis grows during special session

The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon lawmakers during a special session on December 13 voted to pass a series of bills approving more than $400 million

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 15 Dec 2021

Legislature passes rent relief extension, targets cartel cannabis grows during special session

Column: The Gales Creek Library is open again

The Gales Creek School. Photo: Chas Hundley The Gales Creek School Library will open on Thursday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. following a nearly two year closure. Kate

By Joyce (Shorb) Sauber

/ 9 Dec 2021

Column: The Gales Creek Library is open again