Forest Grove firefighters, others returning from California
Seven Forest Grove-based firefighters are returning from a two-week deployment to the Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, California.
Chas Hundley
I'm a born and raised Forest Grove and Gales Creek resident, attended FGHS, and own and operate a small newspaper in western Washington County.
Forest Grove
History in the Grove: January 15, 1925
A "home-wrecking vamp" at the movies, the end of the term "honorable" in city government, and more in the Forest Grove news of a century ago.
Pamplin
Dr. Robert Pamplin concedes he raided his employees’ pension fund
The former owner of Forest Grove's other newspaper conceded he raided his employees’ pension fund.
CPO 13
Verboort residents can hear from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue chief on how mutual aid agreements work
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Chief Jim Geering will speak to CPO 13, which serves Verboort and other Forest Grove-adjacent rural communities on mutual aid agreements.
Forest Grove
Forest Grove Police Chief will host 'Celebrity Bingo' Tuesday night at Vex
Forest Grove's Police Chief Henry Reimann will take a step back from collaring crooks Tuesday night and step into calling numbers. The latest in a series of "Celebrity Bingo" events held at Vex (1937 Pacific Ave) in downtown Forest Grove, the event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14.
ODF
Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice
Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday during a Board of Forestry meeting, noting his last day would be Jan. 23. He'll temporarily be replaced by Kate Skinner, Tillamook District Forester.
History
History in the Grove: January 8, 1925
Have you ever wondered why Forest Grove has a National Guard Armory? A century ago, city leaders were in the midst of a fight to bring one to Forest Grove. This and more in the news of a century ago in Forest Grove.
Forest Grove
Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to California fires
The Oregon Department of Forestry is sending six strike teams of firefighters and equipment to California, on the heels of 12 strike teams dispatched by the Oregon State Fire Marshal Wednesday morning.
Forest Grove
Forest Grove firefighters head to California to aid Los Angeles firefighters
Wildfires burning near Los Angeles, Calif. have burned hundreds of homes, killed at least two people, and prompted thousands of evacuations. Now, Oregon is sending twelve strike teams to help, including a five-person crew from Forest Grove.
Forest Grove
History in the Grove: January 1, 1925
A silent western film, a happy new year and more in this year's first edition of History in the Grove!
Fern Hill
Fern Hill Road reopens after car drives into flood and gate closure
Fern Hill Road has reopened, Washington County Land Use and Transportation said Tuesday. Closed since Friday after floodwaters overtook the roadway and a driver and their car became trapped in floodwaters, needing rescue, it was the second such closure this rainy season.
History
History in the Grove: December 25, 1924
A century ago, it was Christmas in 1924, and city leaders were pushing for the construction of a National Guard armory in Forest Grove.