Toufik “Tom” Tanous. Photo courtesy of WCSO The body of a man who walked away from a memory care facility in Forest Grove three days ago was found just outside of city limits in the waters of Gales Creek on Thursday shortly before 3 p.m. According to the Washington County[Read More…]
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Police continue search for man missing from Forest Grove
Toufik “Tom” Tanous. Photo courtesy of WCSO 79-year-old Toufik “Tom” Tanous walked away from the Hawthorne House Care Facility in Forest Grove Tuesday night. The Forest Grove Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are searching for Tanous, who has Alzheimer’s. According to a Washington County Sheriff’s Office press[Read More…]
Oregon Legislative News: Rep. Susan McLain on the challenges of legislating during COVID-19
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon House District 29 Rep. Susan McLain (D-Hillsboro) said the 2021 legislative session, which is being held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions, is, to say the least, a challenging year. Hearings on new bills in the coronavirus era still take place[Read More…]
School sports calendar shifted back due to COVID-19
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Executive Board announced on Monday, Dec. 7 that school sports would be pushed back to start season 2 practices in February. “The OSAA Executive Board was hopeful that the state’s landscape was going to improve when[Read More…]
Forest Grove’s historic downtown placed on National Register of Historic Places
The Forest Grove Farmers Market on June 24, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley An effort to recognize the historic nature of Forest Grove’s downtown has paid off, with the Forest Grove Downtown Historic District being placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced on[Read More…]
B Street closure extended through October 9
The planned detour for the B Street Naylor Creek bridge replacement project beginning July 6. Photo: Washington Co. LUT FOREST GROVE – The B Street closure has been extended through Friday, October 9, after bridge work was delayed due to hazardous air quality caused by wildfire smoke, according to Washington[Read More…]
Forest Grove School District prepares ‘Blueprint’ for school year start
The Forest Grove School District central office. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – The Forest Grove School District is preparing to present plans for how schools in the district will reopen under two different models: the current plans for Comprehensive Distance Learning, and the Hybrid model that would allow students[Read More…]
New guidance for school reopening issued; fall sports remain uncertain
The Forest Grove High School. Photo: Brenda Schaffer OREGON – The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) today updated its Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance for the 2020-21 academic year. Ready Schools, Safe Learners is a program developed by the ODE in conjunction with Gov. Kate Brown that provides a framework[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…]
Where to watch fireworks on the 4th of July
Fireworks from a past fireworks show in Forest Grove. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue With firework displays being cancelled left and right, many readers are left wondering where to watch fireworks on July 4. For those in Gales Creek hoping to watch a show, the news is good. This[Read More…]
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