A map showing areas protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. Map courtesy ODF Can you legally light fireworks if you live west or north of the city of Banks this year? It depends on where you live. While Forest Grove and other cities have banned fireworks this year to[Read More…]
Timber
More winter weather expected over weekend
A new traffic camera sprouted up overnight in Timber, showing road conditions approximately every three minutes on Timber Road at Railroad Ave. The listed elevation is incorrect; USGS maps show the location here to be closer to 1000′ A layer of ice and snow blanketed the region overnight, and there’s[Read More…]
West Oregon Electric Co-op prices increasing Jan. 1
West Oregon Electric Co-op offices in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley Beginning in the new year, members of the West Oregon Electric Co-op (WOEC) will see an increase in their electricity bills. In a letter to the WOEC membership, the co-op noted that, after a decision by the co-op’s board of[Read More…]
Portland man killed in crash west of Timber Junction
Flames arise from a vehicle after a fatal crash west of the Timber Junction. Photo used with permission. Highway 26 was closed for several hours in the afternoon of Tuesday, November 10 after a Portland man driving westbound west of Timber entered the eastbound lanes on the highway and struck[Read More…]
Fatal crash closes Highway 26 west of Timber Junction
Vehicles can be seen turning around at the Timber Junction on an ODOT traffic camera Highway 26 is closed for a fatal crash on Highway 26 about two miles west of the Timber Junction near mile post 35, in a location described as just east of the Columbia County line.[Read More…]
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 access to high speed internet, with some regions solely relying on satellite or microwave options, while others are on copper lines now[Read More…]
Salmonberry Trail officials seek members for planning committee
Cochran Pond near Timber in February 2019. Photo: Paula Rene Grimes TIMBER – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency is forging ahead with plans for the Salmonberry Trail, and for the next portion of the trail planning process, seeks members of the Timber community and other members of far west Washington[Read More…]
Timber woman wanted by police after nearly running over state trooper in Banks
Photo from the scene courtesy of Washington County Sheriff’s Office BANKS – Police are looking for a Timber resident who, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, nearly ran over a state trooper in Banks, struck the state trooper’s vehicle, and then sped away toward Seaside before apparently abandoning her[Read More…]
West Oregon Electric Co-op director sets Timber meeting for Nov. 12
West Oregon Electric Co-op headquarters in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley TIMBER – Newly elected West Oregon Electric Co-op board member Erika Paleck is holding a community meeting with several other officers of the utility cooperative on Tuesday, November 12 in Timber. The meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Timber[Read More…]
A look at last year’s Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency activities
State parks director Lisa Sumption and State Forester Peter Daugherty sign the lease agreement with the Port of Tillamook Bay at an April 6, 2018 STIA meeting in Tillamook. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) compiled a report to show their achievements and actions, as[Read More…]
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