Clean Water Services CEO resigns
May 9, 2025
Clean Water Services CEO resigns
Taniguchi-Dennis’ resignation follows an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive into the agency’s use of luxury resorts for annual business trips to Hawaii.
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Clean Water Services CEO resigns
Taniguchi-Dennis’ resignation follows an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive into the agency’s use of luxury resorts for annual business trips to Hawaii.
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Local students learn tractor skills, safety for work, fun
In a safety class held in April, young drivers from Buxton, Manning, Hillside, and beyond got hands-on with tractors to prepare them for farm work and a hoped-for return of a tractor competition at the Washington County Fair.
Runners tackle the Tillamook Forest in three-day Tillamook Burn Trail Run
Runners from around the country are competing in the 10th Annual Tillamook Burn Trail Run, a three-day trail race series from Daybreak Racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Column | 1925 in Banks: Machinery for Buxton oil fields expected to be shipped from San Francisco
In 1925, area businessmen were waiting for two more leases in Buxton where they believed oil to be before shipping machinery to begin drilling.
‘Fire season is here,’ Gov. Kotek declares May Wildfire Awareness Month, state prepares
The 2025 fire season is projected to be more intense than the 2024 season fire leaders said, but emergency response agencies have begun preparing early.
Sunset Hwy Bar & Grill hosting Grand Opening Friday
Seven months after opening, Sunset Hwy Bar & Grill is hosting a grand opening Friday, May 9.
Stub Stewart State Park will likely allow more e-bike use starting July 1 under new rules
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission adopted new rules governing e-bike use in state parks during its April 23 meeting, and the result will likely see Stub Stewart State Park open more trails to e-bikes.
Forest Grove Farmers Market will open for season Wednesday, feature Banks-area booths
On Wednesday, Main Street in Forest Grove will close to vehicle traffic between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. Stalls and booths will go up, and the first Forest Grove Farmers Market of the season will begin. Find several Banks-area booths at the market on opening day and beyond!
University of Portland strips Robert Pamplin Jr.’s name from its business school
The move comes after labor officials found Pamplin, who owned the Forest Grove News-Times and other area newspapers until last June, violated federal pension laws in his management of retirees’ money.
The 2025 St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is Saturday
Promising the best steak dinner in rural Washington County, the St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is held from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the St. Francis Catholic Church and the adjacent school.
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