Timber Road landslide repair project begins - Gales Creek Journal
by Chas Hundley on September 6, 2024. Construction to repair and eventually reopen Timber Road was scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 3, Washington County Land Use and Transportation said. “It’s important for travelers to understand that Timber Road will remain closed during construction,” LUT Public Information Officer Chris Lueneburg ...
Inside the Gales Creek Tavern
Jul 28, 2021 · Open seven days a week, hours are Sunday to Thursday, 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday to Saturday, 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Gales Creek Tavern is located at the north end of downtown Gales Creek at 9275 NW Gales Creek Road. For more information, visit the tavern’s Facebook page. Job seekers may also inquire there about employment as a part time cook.
Timber Road closed ‘indefinitely’ after landslide
Not this time. “Timber Road is closed indefinitely between Strassel and Cochran roads, due to slow-moving landslide activity,” the county said in a press release. Photo of the road closure signs on Timber Road March 6, 2023. Photo courtesy AJ Kandis Strassel Sewell. A photo published by the county showed the outer edge of the road—long ...
Norie Dimeo-Ediger Archives - Gales Creek Journal
Sep 22, 2022 · Four positions on the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors are up for election this year, and there will be several familiar names to western Washington County readers on the ballot on November 8.
Washington County has a new judge for a new seat
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced the appointment of Elizabeth R. Lemoine to a new seat on the Washington County Circuit Court Friday. Senate Bill 1541 created a 16th Washington County Circuit Court position, up from 15, and added a seat in Clackamas and Jackson Counties, too. The bill was passed during the 2024 short session.
PHOTOS: The Cherry Grove wildfire - Gales Creek Journal
Aug 9, 2024 · Stefan Myers, acting as a Gaston Rural Fire District spokesperson in his capacity as a trained Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue public information officer gave an update around 5:30 p.m. Thursday as the fire crept closer to Cherry Grove. Noting that the fire was called in around 11 a.m. Thursday, Myers said the fire, which started inthe Lee Falls ...
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 18, …
Oct 20, 2023 · In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times published October 18, 1923.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 28, …
Before Highway 6 existed as it does today, leaders in Washington, Tillamook, and Yamhill County debated two routes for a connection to Tillamook, one along the Wilson River, and one along the Trask River. This and more in the news of 1924.
Highway 6 is closed after a fatal crash in Tillamook County
Nov 3, 2023 · Highway 6 is closed east of Tillamook due to a fatal crash, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office said Friday morning. According to a social media post made just before 8 a.m., the sheriff’s office confirmed that two vehicles appeared to be involved, a car and a semi. The crash was near milepost 12 on the Wilson River Highway.
Smokehouse Chicken & Guns opens in Gales Creek
by Chas Hundley on April 6, 2023. Smokehouse Chicken & Guns is open for business. Gales Creek’s hottest new restaurant (now the third eatery in the Gales Creek and Glenwood area) opened their doors Saturday, March 25. The opening was briefly interrupted—a technical glitch in the new restaurant’s system’s kept them from opening the next ...