NWS issues Heat Advisory, Extreme Heat Watch
July 11, 2025
The Portland office of the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Sunday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and an Extreme Heat Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
The Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from moderate to high Monday in NW-02 and NW-03, the eastern and central portions of the Tillamook Forest and surrounding areas, including in and near Timber, Buxton, Manning, Hayward and Banks.
1925 in Banks: A young man dies after nearly a week in the hospital after being thrown from a motorcycle in Greenville.
Banks Mayor Marsha Kirk’s plan to remove one of two applicants for a vacant council seat from consideration Tuesday night failed after the city council overturned her decision and chose the applicant Kirk had earlier removed, April Cannon.
“Today, 483 current ODOT employees will be notified that they will be laid off as of July 31,” Strickler wrote in the email at 8:37 am. Monday.
Starting in July, Jordan Donegan, a Portland native and journalism student out of Fordham University will be joining the Banks Post to hone her skills as a journalist before her return to New York in the fall. While most of Donegan’s work will be done in Forest Grove, you’ll see her crop up from time-to-time in Banks, too.
Public Coast Farm recently opened their annual summer farmstand, allowing visitors “direct access to the farm’s bountiful blueberries, produce and other goods,” while supporting a charitable cause.
Banks Mayor Marsha Kirk’s abrupt change to a process to fill a vacant city council seat in Banks has sparked controversy, leaving one applicant to wonder about the future of her own political career and Kirk to defend her decision.
The newsletter is here, and we’ve got all the events happening in town today to celebrate Independence Day.
Travelers should be prepared for a number of construction projects coming to rural western Washington County roads in July and August.