ODF offices in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Fire danger in much of the western Oregon counties in Oregon Department of Forestry-protected lands has been shifted to ‘high’ as of today, ODF announced in a press release on Tuesday evening. The agency cited extreme heat and dry[Read More…]
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Forest Grove School District will begin the school year online
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – The Forest Grove School District will begin the school year online on September 14, superintendent Dave Parker announced Tuesday afternoon. “Unfortunately, as you well know, the virus continues to spread throughout our community, county, state and the[Read More…]
Schools will remain shuttered if COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Gov Brown says
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon school reopening in most cases will be tied directly to COVID-19 case numbers and metrics in Oregon and in each county a school district resides in. Shortly after, the Forest Grove School[Read More…]
Heat advisory issued for Sunday as triple digits loom in forecast
The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley PORTLAND – The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the greater Portland metro region, including some portions of western Washington County,[Read More…]
Governor Brown expands face mask requirements to children
A face mask. File photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – As Oregon’s COVID-19 cases continue to climb, Governor Kate Brown announced that, beginning Friday, July 24, children five and older will be required to wear face coverings when at indoor public spaces, and at outdoor gatherings where social distancing is impossible.[Read More…]
Forest Grove School District prepares plans for school reopening
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – The Forest Grove School District is working on plans that will address how the district will hold classes for students in the coming academic year. In a Friday, July 17 letter to district families, FGSD superintendent Dave[Read More…]
Police seek help in rash of poaching cases southwest of Vernonia
A .308 caliber bullet casing found in the area. Photo: OSP COLUMBIA COUNTY – Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers say they responded to reports of a partially wasted spike elk discovered on Weyerhaeuser property off of Clear Creek Road near Timber Road in Columbia County on June 28. The location[Read More…]
Small brush fire burning near Hayward
An Oregon Department of Forestry truck in Gales Creek taken August 7, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley HAYWARD – A wildfire is burning near the Hayward area in the area between the two ends of Parson Road that no longer connect. According to Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Grove District Forester[Read More…]
Gov. Brown bans indoor gatherings of 10, mandates face masks outdoors in some cases
Governor Kate Brown during a Monday, July 13 press conference. Screenshot from OHA Youtube stream OREGON – During a Monday, July 13 morning press conference, Governor Kate Brown outlined Oregon’s situation as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, and told reporters and the more than 1,700 people watching a livestream[Read More…]
Deputies search for suspected driver of stolen vehicle near Shearer Hill Road
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office near Hillside. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the suspected driver of a Dodge Challenger stolen out of Forest Grove is on the run in the NW Shearer Hill Road area south of Highway 6 after smashing[Read More…]
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