As the search for Thomas Weightman enters a third day, search and rescue teams are asking property owners in the Gales Creek and Hillside areas to search their properties for the missing man. See the full map and more details in the story.
A local school board furiously called the county superintendent when the teacher didn't show on the first day of school. As it turns out, it was their fault: They had botched the opening day of the Hillside school. The teacher wasn't contracted to start until the next week.
In a safety class held in April, young drivers from Hillside, Buxton, Manning and beyond got hands-on with tractors to prepare them for farm work and a hoped-for return of a tractor competition at the Washington County Fair.
"The Hillside Road fire is still putting off a tremendous amount of smoke, and its reported to be noticed as far as the north side of the [Forest Grove] city limits, Now that its daylight, we are working to remove the building that surrounds the hazelnut dryer, and get to the deeply burning nuts s
A fire sparked by a burn pile torched four acres between the Hillside and Gales Creek communities Tuesday afternoon. Nine brush rigs, three fire engines, six water tenders, six fire chiefs, and a total of 47 fire personnel responded to the scene.
Firefighters from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue battled a barn fire Monday afternoon, successfully keeping the flames confined to the rood of the wood barn in the Hillside community.
Two apparently separate incidents in the area drew attention from Washington County Sheriffs Office deputiesand a K9 unit from Hillsboro Police DepartmentSunday, July 10.�
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Bieltz, a Beaverton resident, was looking for ways to fill time after being furloughed at his job. With an interest in history, Bieltz, 41, started
Crews cut through sheet metal to access hot spots at a shop fire on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue
Crews from Forest Grove Fire &
