About 5 acres of a partially cut and uncut wheat field burned Tuesday afternoon near Roy, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said. According to a press release issued Tuesday evening, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue was dispatched to reports of a field fire in the 41400 block of NW Greenville Road[Read More…]
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Tom’s Berry Festival is Saturday, July 13
Tom’s Berry Festival, an annual growing tradition at Tom’s Berry Patch just outside of Banks, will be held Saturday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Barrel rides, a pie eating contest, vendors, discounted U-pick and more are planned.
News from the past: September, 1895
The Washington County Hatchet’s nameplate as it appeared in a September 5, 1895 edition of the paper. WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY – It was a bustling time for the region. Even in the midst of a severe economic depression (the Panic of 1893 lasted into 1897), the city of Forest Grove,[Read More…]
‘The Lumineers’ music video filming on Greenville Road
The property where much of the filming will take place. Photo: Chas Hundley GREENVILLE – This week and in early April between Strohmayer/Kansas City Road and Highway 47 on Greenville Road, you may see a man bleeding as he walks down the side of the road. An ambulance and police[Read More…]