"Twenty-eight great great grand children survive Mrs. Mary S. Jenkins Lilly who had lived at Gales Creek from 1814 until the time of her death," was the obituary for a pioneering Gales Creek woman. Today, her descendants include this newspaper publisher, the president of the Gales Creek Cemetery Ass
The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed 22 firefighters Friday to Canada and three states in what the agency said would be their "last big out-of-state resource push" until rains return this fall.
An outbuilding at a Gales Creek home on Soda Springs Road near Old Wilson River Road ignited in flames Saturday afternoon after a burn pile escaped, Forest Grove Fire &
In this newspaper's territory, voters chose school and fire board members for the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District and the Forest Grove School Board.
The Washington County Elections Division is urging those who wish to vote in Tuesday's special district election to vote by 8 p.m. (and read up on how we're covering the election).
The Gales Creek Neighborhood Watch will host Washington County emergency preparedness staff at a community event Wednesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Located in the Gales Creek Community
On May 20, the final ballots will be cast for the special district elections, with Gales Creek-area voters selecting candidates to take seats on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board and the Forest Grove School Board. Here's who's running and information on when and where to vote.
In a safety class held in April, young drivers from Hillside, Buxton, Manning and beyond got hands-on with tractors to prepare them for farm work and a hoped-for return of a tractor competition at the Washington County Fair.
Runners from around the country are competing in the 10th Annual Tillamook Burn Trail Run, a three-day trail race series from Daybreak Racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The 2025 fire season is projected to be more intense than the 2024 season fire leaders said, but emergency response agencies have begun preparing early
