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Portland General Electric to talk fire mitigation plans in North Plains June 6

PGE will host dinner and a discussion about their wildfire mitigation plans and power safety shutoffs in 2023 and 2024 June 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the North Plains Elementary School.

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Jun 2023

Portland General Electric to talk fire mitigation plans in North Plains June 6

PGE opens community resource center at Jim's Market in Banks for charging, ice, info

Portland General Electric has established one community resource center in Washington County, located inside Jim's Market in Banks, to charge phones, get ice, and find info about power shutoffs in the face of critical wildfire risk.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Sep 2022

PGE opens community resource center at Jim's Market in Banks for charging, ice, info

PGE will shut power off in Gales Creek and surrounding areas beginning Friday morning

Power will be shut off in an effort to reduce wildfire risk in ten areas across PGE's service territory starting Friday. In Gales Creek, power will be cut sometime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, and may be restored starting Saturday evening.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Sep 2022

PGE will shut power off in Gales Creek and surrounding areas beginning Friday morning

Electric utilities submit final plans to prevent wildfires, shutoffs as season ramps up

Nearly all of Oregons 41 electric utilities have submitted their final plans to the state for preventing wildfires and managing shutoffs, according to the Public Utilities Commission.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 28 Jul 2022

Electric utilities submit final plans to prevent wildfires, shutoffs as season ramps up

Past-due PGE customers may qualify for matching grant to pay bills

Power lines near Forest Grove. File photo: Chas Hundley Portland General Electric sent an email to some customers on March 10 announcing it will match customers payments on past-due

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 10 Mar 2021

Past-due PGE customers may qualify for matching grant to pay bills

Is fiber coming to rural western Washington County? Perhaps, says Ziply

Ziply's current broadband network in northwest Oregon. Blue is broadband, green is fiber. Photo courtesy Ziply website The rural portions of Washington County have always struggled to gain

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Sep 2020

Is fiber coming to rural western Washington County? Perhaps, says Ziply

Goodbye Frontier, hello Ziply

A Frontier Communications truck in downtown Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON - Frontier Communications officially completed the sale of their operations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana on Friday

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 May 2020

Utility companies could charge Oregon ratepayers for electric vehicle infrastructure improvements under proposed HB 4066

The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM - House Bill 4066, a prospective law that passed on a 7-2 vote that would allow the state Public Utility

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 24 Feb 2020

Utility companies could charge Oregon ratepayers for electric vehicle infrastructure improvements under proposed HB 4066

911 service restored in Washington County

Power lines near Forest Grove. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage,

By Chas Hundley

/ 20 Dec 2019

911 service restored in Washington County

Power out, 911 service down for some homes in Gales Creek, Forest Grove

A downed line on Gales Creek Road. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK - High winds and soaking rain have already taken their toll during this weekend's flood watch:

By Chas Hundley

/ 20 Dec 2019

Power out, 911 service down for some homes in Gales Creek, Forest Grove

One lane closes at Gales Creek Road between Stringtown Rd and Creekwood Pl for downed limb, power lines

Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue GALES CREEK VALLEY - A rotten tree limb snapped and fell onto Gales Creek Road between Stringtown Road and Creekwood Place, taking out power

By Chas Hundley

/ 10 Sep 2019

One lane closes at Gales Creek Road between Stringtown Rd and Creekwood Pl for downed limb, power lines

Frontier internet and landline outage hits Gales Creek

Frontier Communications makes repairs to a fiber-optic cable on Gales Creek Road near Forest Grove during a two day outage on August 21 - 22. Photo courtesy of Frontier Communications.

By Chas Hundley

/ 26 Jun 2019

Frontier internet and landline outage hits Gales Creek