News In The Grove

05/29/2026

Mental Health Awareness Month also draws attention to Oregon's overall su***de rate, which is 50% higher than the national rate.

05/29/2026

In 1976, Forest Grove and Cornelius were planning a Bicentennial Fourth of July picnic at Pacific University featuring hay rides, the world's tallest barber pole, a balloon lift-off, a parachute drop, and a greased pig contest.

05/29/2026

For 40 years, Main Street Pizza has been serving slices in Banks and Tillamook. General Manager and co-owner Jessie Skovron talks family legacy, and what's next for the family-owned pizza parlor.

05/27/2026

Invasive emerald ash borers are emerging from Oregon trees weeks earlier than usual this year, the Oregon Department of Forestry says. The pest was first found in the state in Forest Grove in 2022.

05/27/2026

It's a bit windy at the Forest Grove Farmers Market! We saw a canopy and a street closure sign nearly fly away, and we met Scully, a German Shepherd who "comes every Wednesday," her owner said.

05/27/2026

An anonymous caller reported someone had stolen his socks. A driver called police on another driver, who called police on THAT driver. A pillow fight. This week's Forest Grove Police Log is here.

05/27/2026

Oregon's June 6-7 free fishing weekend lands at Hagg Lake with a learn-to-fish event and roughly 7,000 trout stocked in the two weeks before, including 2,950 trophy fish.

05/27/2026

Oregon waives day-use parking fees at Stub Stewart and other state parks on June 6 for State Parks Day, and the park near Buxton caps the night with an OMSI star party.

05/27/2026

For more than a decade, Forest Grove had a plan for a zombie attack, complete with a 'double-tap' policy and an 'Infected Co-Worker Dispatch Form.' This week, it quietly retired it.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day: a 142nd Wing flyover and an American Legion ceremony in Forest Grove, the city's police log returns after a two-year hiatus, plus our full coverage of the May 19 primary.

This Memorial Day: a 142nd Wing flyover and an American Legion ceremony in Forest Grove, the city's police log returns after a two-year hiatus, plus our full coverage of the May 19 primary.

05/22/2026

A share of Tuesday-evening sales at The Growler Garage in Forest Grove will go to West Tuality Habitat for Humanity, which will also recruit volunteers for its first Pub Build Day.