The Friends of Historic Forest Grove (FHFG) will host their annual picnic Sunday, Aug. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the A.T. Smith House, featuring chicken, a potluck, and a silent auction.
"Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures as high as 97 to 105 degrees expected, coupled with mild overnight low temperatures of 62 to 70 degrees" are in store for the Willamette Valley starting Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
For two weeks, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue will have a temporary chief while Chief Jim Geering takes a vacation for a family wedding from Saturday, Aug. 9 through Aug. 23.
A reckless wrong-way driver was chased by deputies through Cornelius and Forest Grove before being stopped near Dilley and arrested, the sheriff's office said Friday.
"Rowdyism at Dilley," "Adultery of a shameless color," "screaming head lines full of blood and hair and horror..." an 1875 newspaper was... less than complimentary of the Dilley community near Forest Grove.
Decades ago, before there was a Hagg Lake, the Seghers community had a gas station and car garage where Lake Stop Grocery, now a 7 Star Convenience store, sits. Plans are in the works to build a new gas station at the site.
"Each day the Forest Grove Police Department receives and responds to anywhere from 60-80 calls for service - give or take a few," writes the Forest Grove Police Department.
These are the statistics for July 2025.
The Forest Grove Police Department is in possession of a blue cremation urn, with ashes, and they would like to find the "rightful owner," the department said.
It's not the first time it's happened.
Kindness Family Pet Clinic, the Forest Grove City Library, and Picasso's Art & Antiques were among the victims of a late-night crime spree on Monday that local business owners told News in the Grove ended in the arrest of a man in downtown Forest Grove.
