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.
One century ago: A Ku Klux Klan gathering just northwest of Forest Grove drew members "from Portland and many surrounding towns" and more in this week's edition of Dispatches from History in Banks, Gales Creek, Buxton, and beyond from September 20, 1923.
U.S. Representative Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a series of town halls throughout District 1 in the coming weeks, with one well-suited for Washington County residents scheduled for Thursday, October 5 in Hillsboro.
