After years of delays, and after more than tripling in estimated costs, a bridge project that will result in a four month road closure of Stringtown Road is scheduled to begin July 29.
A project to replace a small bridge on Stringtown Road, which will require an extended road closure, has been delayed again. Once the project is underway, a popular rural route will be closed for construction, possibly for several months this summer if the the quadruply-delayed project finally happe
A project to replace a bridge on Stringtown Road over Prickett Creek is finally going to happen, and an online open house is available until March 10 to review the details and provide feedback.
Gales Creek Road was closed Friday morning at Stringtown Rd after a car crashed and became engulfed in flames. There were no injuries, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said.
This week a century ago in western Washington County: A Gales Creek resident bags a bear, a fire in Watts, and a man dies at a Timber-area hotel. This and more from 1922.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed listing of Banks-area winners of the Hog and Dairy show, a Verboort man loses a finger, and more from 1922.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a logging camp opens near Glenwood, a new bridge over Gales Creek in Watts, and more!
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, gossip from Gales Creek, a traffic count near Watts, and a detailed account of two gravel trucks and the "antics" they get up to.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, take a 1922 road trip through Greenville, Watts, and Forest Grove with some "old timers."
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed account of a fish hatchery in Gales Creek, a Banks figure (with their family now marked with a road name) dies, and more!
