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.
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Police in Gales Creek search for burglary suspect, in Hillside for car theft suspect
Two apparently separate incidents in the area drew attention from Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies—and a K9 unit from Hillsboro Police Department—Sunday, July 10.
Shop heavily damaged by fire on Hillside Road
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 & Rescue and neighboring fire agencies fought a two-alarm fire early Tuesday morning that largely destroyed a shop on Hillside Road.[Read More…]
Gales Creek, Hillside churches weather the pandemic
The Gales Creek Church of God. File photo taken Sept. 10, 2019 by Chas Hundley More than ten months have passed since Governor Kate Brown signed the first executive order limiting residents and businesses in Oregon from a number of activities in hopes of limiting the spread of the novel[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…]
Small brush fire extinguished in Hillside
Photo from the scene of a small brush fire on NW Hillside Rd on June 22, 2020. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue HILLSIDE – A small brush fire caused by an escaped burn pile threatened a home in the Hillside community, but is now out, according to Forest Grove[Read More…]
Driver arrested in Hillside hit and run
WIlliam Offinga’s booking photo from Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – A hit and run involving a cyclist and a driver who fled the scene in Hillside has resulted in the arrest of WIlliam Offinga, a Forest Grove-area resident on the afternoon of Thursday, May 16. Witnesses say that around[Read More…]
Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office seeks driver who fled scene after injuring cyclist in Hillside
The suspect vehicle. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help them find a driver who witnesses say fled the scene after striking a bicyclist on NW Hillside Road on Saturday, May 11. According to a media release from the[Read More…]