Forest Grove - News in the Grove (Page 9)

Forest Grove Beehive to host National Night Out event Aug. 5

Forest Grove Beehive will host a public gathering for National Night Out Aug. 5, featuring snacks, prizes, a bounce house, and a visit from the Forest Grove Police Department.

By Jordan Donegan

/ 22 Jul 2025

Forest Grove Beehive to host National Night Out event Aug. 5

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day

Gov. Tina Kotek will order lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session at the end of August to address a $350 million funding shortfall in the Department of Transportation’s budget that led to hundreds of state employees receiving layoff notices this month.

By Julia Shumway

/ 22 Jul 2025

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day

Fire crews extinguish blaze in rye field north of Purdin Rd

A small field fire broke out just outside of Forest Grove Monday afternoon, spreading to a nearby property but ultimately burning less than an acre, fire officials say. Read our story, with on-scene interviews and photos.

By Jordan Donegan and Chas Hundley

/ 21 Jul 2025

Fire crews extinguish blaze in rye field north of Purdin Rd

State Rep. Susan McLain to host town hall Tuesday afternoon

State Representative Susan McLain, representing Forest Grove and other western Washington County locales, will host her first town hall of the post-2025 legislative session Tuesday, July 22 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Cornelius Public Library.

By Chas Hundley

/ 21 Jul 2025

State Rep. Susan McLain to host town hall Tuesday afternoon

10,000 calls to the FG Police, welding sparks fire, Washco fair returns | July 18, 2025

By Chas Hundley

/ 18 Jul 2025

10,000 calls to the FG Police, welding sparks fire, Washco fair returns | July 18, 2025

Off to see 'The Wizard of Oz'

Running from Aug. 1 through Aug. 10, the Wizard of Oz will feature over 40 local youth performers between the ages of eight and 18 who participated in Theatre in the Grove’s two-week long CAST summer camp.

By Jordan Donegan

/ 18 Jul 2025

Forest Grove Police Department reports receiving more than 10,000 calls in the first half of 2025

“A lot of those calls are not criminal,” said FGPD Community Outreach Specialist and Training Coordinator Lauren Quinsland in an interview with News in the Grove. “We live in a pretty safe community. We don’t have a lot of violent calls."

By Jordan Donegan

/ 18 Jul 2025

Forest Grove Police Department reports receiving more than 10,000 calls in the first half of 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: True crime, 1920s style

A deathbed conversation, a burned will: A trial over the trust of the late Edward Naylor brings out the drama and a former Governor in 1925.

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Jul 2025

1925 in Forest Grove: True crime, 1920s style

Gov. Kotek declares statewide emergency over wildfires

On Wednesday, July 16, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency over the wildfires at the request of the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Forest Grove firefighters are once again aiding at statewide wildfires.

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Jul 2025

Gov. Kotek declares statewide emergency over wildfires

Forest Grove Farmers Market cancelled over extreme heat Wednesday

The city of Forest Grove said Wednesday's Forest Grove Farmers Market was cancelled due to the forecast of extreme heat.

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 Jul 2025

Forest Grove Farmers Market cancelled over extreme heat Wednesday

Welding believed to have sparked four-acre fire north of Forest Grove

According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, about four acres of grass field and some adjacent brush were burned Sunday evening near the intersection of NW Thatcher Road and NW Kemper Road. The cause appeared to be a welding job in the middle of the field that went awry, the agency said.

By Chas Hundley

/ 13 Jul 2025

Welding believed to have sparked four-acre fire north of Forest Grove

Fire danger rises, insect plagues, high temperatures and in lighter news, a car show in Forest Grove | July 11, 2025

By Chas Hundley

/ 11 Jul 2025

Fire danger rises, insect plagues, high temperatures and in lighter news, a car show in Forest Grove | July 11, 2025