Gaston Community Pulse

Relief for local healthcare: Legacy Health back in Regence network after dispute, aiding Oregon patients including Gaston area.

• Access restored for...

Watch for impacts on rural gas expansions:

• OPUC ordered end to line extension subsidies by 2027, shifting full hookup costs to new customers.
• NW...

Solar boost for Gaston homeowners & businesses! Statewide rebates reopen June 15, 2026.

• $1.1M from admin savings, canceled projects
• Program depleted mid-2024
• Ideal for local solar/storage installs

Critical alert for Gaston residents: Oregon wildfire season expected to be severe with record snow drought, warm conditions, low snowpack, and...

Vital state support for rural fire safety: Oregon awards Mt. Angel Fire District up to $35K – 5th year – for extra staffing through October ahead of...

Public Safety Alert

• 🔥 Fatal Stabbing in Gaston: Gabrielle Cribb, 22, was killed after a fight at a home on Marshall Road near Gaston, where she...

Urgent safety alert for Gaston residents:

• Gabrielle Cribb, 22, killed in altercation at Marshall Road home
• Pronounced dead from multiple stab wounds

• Local opportunity: Part-time position available in Gaston, OR schools for the 26/27 school year.
• Requirements: Associate's from SLPA program (or...

UPS has immediate Warehouse Operator job openings near Gaston, OR, with active hiring throughout Oregon. Local residents: apply today for logistics roles.

Urgent safety alert for Hagg Lake visitors as warm weather tempts swims – water still deadly cold.

• Man's boat drifted; he jumped in 58°F water,...

Gaston-area residents: Access Oregon's refreshed Housing Needs Analysis dashboards via this free webinar.

• Housing Production Dashboard and Equity...

Safety Alert for Yamhill/Gaston: Three dead April 20 on NE Dopp Road from suspected fentanyl overdoses.

• Local Response: Gaston Rural Fire District...

• Public hearing set on amendments allowing larger-scale solar farms with strict buffers and decommissioning rules.
• Opinion piece questions if...

Rivalry baseball clash at Hillsboro Hops' new stadium scrapped, affecting nearby fans and gatherings:

• Originally set for April 14, postponed after...

Gaston-area residents: Drier, warmer-than-normal weather hits after a cool wet week, with sunshine dominating Saturday.

• Valley highs: Upper 60s to...

Oregon's drought emergencies now cover all Central Oregon counties plus more, due to record-low snowpack statewide. This boosts wildfire risk and threatens water supplies—Gaston residents, prep now as dry conditions loom.

Oregon's Water System Master Plan shall encourage and facilitate sub-basin conservation plans by local advisory committees statewide – timely for Gaston-area ag and drought concerns.

Public Safety Officer Certifications

• 🔥 Oregon's Department of Public Safety Standards and Training board revoked certifications for five public...

Wildlife error alert: USDA Wildlife Services killed two wolves mistaken for coyotes in western Oregon.

• Oregon Wild demands details on location and...

Key actions by Oregon's DPSST board today protect public safety:

• Revoked 5 certifications for moral fitness violations like dishonesty and...