Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 9, 1924
October 9, 2024
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 9, 1924
A century ago, two acres of orchard could produce three tons of dried prunes in Gales Creek.
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 9, 1924
A century ago, two acres of orchard could produce three tons of dried prunes in Gales Creek.
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Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch issued
The northern lights could be visible starting Thursday, and power and communications systems could see impacts from what could be a severe geomagnetic storm hurtling toward Earth.
Oregon officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases
The DMV says it identified 302 more voters who shouldn’t have been registered, bringing the total to 1,561.
Hillside Road barn fire still spewing smoke from burning hazelnuts
“The Hillside Road fire is still putting off a tremendous amount of smoke, and it’s reported to be noticed as far as the north side of the [Forest Grove] city limits, Now that it’s daylight, we are working to remove the building that surrounds the hazelnut dryer, and get to the deeply burning nuts still inside,” FGF&R said in a Friday morning update.
Firefighters respond to barn fire in Hillside
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said a barn fire on Hillside Road had been upgraded to a two-alarm fire Thursday night.
State struggles to recover more than $24 million from people responsible for wildfires
A partial list from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows it has collected $86,000 of $24 million it paid to fight several dozen wildfires that were maliciously or negligently ignited over the last two decades.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 2, 1924
A century ago, seasonal logging camps, complete with a camp store, opened up to support loggers in the Gales Creek region.
Burn pile ignites four-acre fire between Hillside and Gales Creek
A fire sparked by a burn pile torched four acres between the Hillside and Gales Creek communities Tuesday afternoon. Nine brush rigs, three fire engines, six water tenders, six fire chiefs, and a total of 47 fire personnel responded to the scene.
Brush fire burning near Shearer Hill Road
A brush fire burning near Shearer Hill Road near the Hillside community has sent a column of smoke into the sky visible as far away as Buxton.
Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted
Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine of those people voted, state officials announced Monday.
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