Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to moderate or blue at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums.
"Its important for travelers to understand that�Timber�Road�will remain closed during construction," LUT Public Information Officer Chris Lueneburg said in an email to this newspaper. "Workers will be on site and we will be excavating the slope. Were hoping to reopen the�road�by the end of the yea
"This may save someone else from being killed." A century ago, a Gales Creek man was hunting near Timber when he saw what he thought were the eyes of a cougar gleaming in the darkness. He fired his gun, and World War 1 veteran Arthur Weston, holding a small flashlight, was struck.
With temperatures expected to soar into the triple digits Thursday and a Red Flag Warning starting 9 a.m., local fire officials are urging the public to use caution and avoid anything that could spark a fire.
Fire danger in�lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to moderate or blue at noon Monday.
Oregon Department of Forestry fire crews will mop up hot spots at two lightning-caused wildfires Sunday, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said in a late morning update.
"We are working with�Oregon Department of Forestry�to gain access to the fire. It is putting up smoke that is visible from the Gales Creek area as well as the west side of Forest Grove," FGF&R said.
