People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. These fires are all preventable, said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.
National Night Out, which will be held this year on Tuesday, Aug. 5, will be celebrated by the Gales Creek community with a potluck, prizes, and representatives from local law enforcement and first responders.
The annual Washington County Fair is set to return to Hillsboro July 18 through July 27, offering guests 10 days of� free admission, family fun, live entertainment, animals, carnival rides and fair food.�
According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, about four acres of grass field and some adjacent brush were burned Sunday evening near the intersection of NW Thatcher Road and NW Kemper Road. The cause appeared to be a welding job in the middle of the field that went awry, the agency said.
A pest that has destroyed over 10 million ash trees across the eastern United States is expected to reach its peak emergence in Oregon this month. First discovered in Oregon in trees growing at Forest Grove's Joseph Gale Elementary School, the insects are expected to devastate Oregon's ash trees.
Chief urges rural fire board to take ownership, a Gales Creek resident skips oath of office to fight wildfire, a list of Gales Creek roads with paving coming soon and more in this week's email newsletter.
Gales Creek resident Neal Hammond was set to take his seat on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board Wednesday night. Instead, he was on wildfire duty near Hermiston.
The Washington County Elections Division released the certified election results on Tuesday from the May 20 special district election, including precinct-level data for the election that saw contested school board races in the Forest Grove School District and a Gales Creek resident win election to t
