A Fir Creek resident heads to Timber to do some blacksmithing, a telephone company starts in Vernonia, and more in this week's edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
Starting immediately (he's already written two stories for us), you'll see a new byline on some stories published in this newspaper. Please join me in welcoming Jake Moore.
A crash near the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 Saturday has resulted in a closure at milepost 33 until law enforcement and road crews can clear the crash and ODOT deems the highway safe to travel on.
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue took nearly 5,000 calls in 2022, with about 13% of them in the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District, which includes Gales creek, Glenwood, Dilley, and more.
Readers of this newspaper in print and online may have noticed some subtle changes creeping in to the design, look, and feel of our newspaper and websites. They're also going to start seeing changes to how we tackle stories, and an increase in news coverage and focus.
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More than 40% of Oregon adults say the states forests are overlogged, but most also believe that harvesting timber is part of maintaining healthy forests, according to a recent survey.
In Washington County, constituents will have an opportunity to see, hear from, and ask questions of Oregon's senior Senator Thursday, January 12, starting at 2 pm at the Conestoga Recreation Center, located in Beaverton at 9985 SW 125th Ave.
Rep. Julie Fahey, D-Eugene and the House majority leader, recently met with White House officials and more than dozen lawmakers from other states to discuss a housing crisis that exists across the nation but is felt most acutely on the West Coast.
