The May 16 special district wraps up Tuesday evening at 8 p.m., and according to the Washington County Elections division, 15.8% of eligible voters had returned a ballot as of Monday afternoon.
A judge upheld a restraining order a woman filed against Gales Creek's representative in the Oregon House Tuesday, writing that the woman who accused Stout was credible and Stout was not.
With mid-90s temperatures in the forecast, area officials are gearing up for a spell of dangerously hot weather that will elevate wildfire risk this weekend.
Firefighters will light a donated home ablaze at the corner of NW Kansas City Road and Hillside Road Saturday, giving new recruits a rare opportunity to experience live fire in a training context.
On Tuesday, May 16, polls will close on another special district election. That night and the following days after, ballotspicked up from ballot boxes, trickling in through the mailwill be counted, tallied, and the next batch of citizens who threw their hat into the ring to represent local residen
A group of volunteers more than a dozen strong pitched in to help landscape the grounds at the Gales Creek Fire Station Saturday in anticipation of a celebration to mark the building's 50th anniversary next month.
