"Lectures - Drama - Music - Opera - Travel" was the billing for a five day program of a Chautauqua, a long-forgotten type of celebration popular in the U.S. and Forest Grove until the early 20th century.
A farmer near Cornelius is killed in a ditch accident, controversy over a city sewer, and, well, feet are in this week's news from a century ago in Forest Grove!
"Memorial Day to See 'Closed' City," an 86 foot fir flag pole and more in this week's history column showcasing Forest Grove life from one hundred years ago!
In 1925, the Pacific University student newspaper caused a stir with an 8-page newspaper printed entirely in green ink. This and more in the news of a century ago!
Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show two candidates winning their uncontested seats on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District board.
A Forest Grove man is critically ill from lockjaw (tetanus), city cleanup is a success, and a letter writer urges residents to put up "bird houses and squirrel dens" in 1925.
