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A century ago, Timber had a hotel, and it lit on fire. “Bridge gang is heroic,” read the headline, crediting the heroic work of a small crew using fire extinguishers for keeping the fire from spreading to the rest of the town.
Highway 6, down to one lane since early Wednesday morning after the westbound lane at milepost 35 dropped several inches is expected to be fully reopened by 2 p.m. Wednesday, an ODOT spokesperson said.
A century ago, Timber had a hotel, and it lit on fire. “Bridge gang is heroic,” read the headline, crediting the heroic work of a small crew using fire extinguishers for keeping the fire from spreading to the rest of the town.
Highway 6 is reduced to one lane at milepost 35 according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for what the Oregon Department of Transportation described as a sunken grade.
The sole United States Postal Service mail collection box in Gales Creek is gone. In a phone call with the Gales Creek Journal, Forest Grove Post Office Postmaster Andre Nguyen said the box was removed due to vandalism and lack of use, but said there could be a new box with antitheft measures placed in Gales Creek in the future.
High winds are anticipated starting Tuesday afternoon, the Portland Office of the National Weather Service said in a Wind Advisory. Gusts up to 45 mph at lower elevation areas are expected, and higher coast range elevations could see 60 mph gusts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed that a person contracted bird flu in a case linked to an outbreak that sickened thousands of birds in a Clackamas County commercial poultry operation.
Online shopping scams are all too frequent, especially during the holiday season. Shopping from the comfort of your home and on the go has become increasingly popular; still, it’s essential to be cautious about where and how you share your personal information. Here are some tips to protect yourself. Ask WCSO is a monthly column produced by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
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 and the Hillsboro Argus published November 13, 1924. These news clips are selected for relevancy for the geographic area our newspaper covers, and occasionally[Read More…]
A one-day resource and connection fair for Washington County veterans will be held in Hillsboro Friday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the docket: help with housing, employment, health care, COVID-19 and flu shots, haircuts, clothing, pet food, legal help, and advocates for state and federal benefits.
A vehicle crashed into the old Bateman store along Highway 6, leaving a gaping hole in the commercial building west of Lyda Drive. “Thankfully the occupants were not injured,” Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said in a social media post. “The Highway remains open at this time. This is our[Read More…]
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