Producers from the Paramount Network reality television show ‘Bar Rescue’ have narrowed their search for a bar to “rescue” to just a handful of locations, and Banks Billiards is a top contender.

As written by Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies stationed in Banks: Meth, theft, and calls ending in arrest.

With an initial Feb. 12 court date, a man charged with kidnapping two Banks women was eventually arrested this month. “The same deputy he almost rammed into during his (high-speed chase) ended up pulling him over (two nights later) for driving at nighttime with his headlights off,” said a spokesperson for the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

"The valley of the shadow of death is very small, very narrow, and you have to go through it alone," said Corporal Jeremy Braun of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. After being shot at close range with a shotgun near Hagg Lake nearly six months ago, Cpl. Braun spoke about his recovery, the shooting, his family, his hometown of Banks, and his intention to return to work.

State, tribal, and local leaders will meet to discuss the further development of the Salmonberry Trail on Friday, February 7 in Salem.

Banks Fire District 13, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, Gaston Rural Fire Protection District, and the Cornelius Fire District all participated in a training burn in Gales Creek on Saturday, February 1 at a building located on the Gales Creek Church of God property.

A summary of calls from January, and upcoming events at the Banks Fire District.

A thousand log trucks, semi-trucks, dump trucks, well drilling equipment and more vehicles are expected to converge on Salem on Thursday, February 6 to protest SB 1530 as part of a Timber Unity effort to protest cap-and-trade legislation. Locally, convoys will begin early Thursday morning in Tillamook and at the North Plains weigh station.

An Oregon law passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2019 makes it a class A misdemeanor for intentionally exhibiting dangerous behavior with a drone.

An 81-year-old resident of the Kansas City community north of Forest Grove was struck by a blue car while checking his mailbox Saturday afternoon, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office say.

Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an education in the fields of agriculture, education, nursing or vocational training are eligible for two scholarships offered by the Washington County Farm Bureau this year.

The city of Banks is turning 100, and much has been planned in celebration for the centennial occasion. The official kickoff party is Thursday evening on January 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Sunset Park's Schlegal Hall. Read on for more about how to place items in the city time capsule and lear more about the history of Banks.

It's a bit quiet for the December 2019 police report in Banks - but two of the items were in relation to an incident where a woman nearly ran over a state trooper in Banks.

Quick updates from the national level regarding Oregon's congressional delegation and national politics on the local stage.

63 people were arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office during a period of high visibility DUII enforcement patrols by local law enforcement agencies from December 13, 2019 to January 2, 2020.

In a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Portland branch of the National Weather Service said that communities in the northern Oregon coast range could see up to three inches of snow at higher elevations. Impacts of icy conditions — snow routes, crashes, closures, and more — have been seen throughout the region.

Students from Banks are hard at work, presenting robotics projects to the Banks Fire District, preparing for equestrian and wrestling competitions, and playing in basketball games at home and on the road.

District 32 representative Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria) wants to hear from her district’s voters, so she’s holding a series of listening sessions in January, including one at the Banks Public Library on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. On that same day, Senator Ron Wyden will hold a town hall on the other side of the county at the Tigard High School auditorium in Tigard at noon.

The officer was not injured, victim pronounced DOA at hospital, police say

There's a lot going on at the Banks Public Library this month, with programs ranging from building water filters to learning how to raise small livestock and what some might consider a fowl topic, raising poultry.

Thank you to Senator Ron Wyden for listening to Oregon’s electric cooperatives and fighting tirelessly to add important legislation to the 2020 spending bill, writes Erika Paleck, West Oregon Electric Co-op director for District 5

Motorists can expect to pay more at the pump in 2020 as the state looks to fund transportation and infrastructure maintenance projects throughout Oregon.

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Aubri Jenkins of Timber nearly ran over an Oregon State Trooper near the Banks City Hall as she threw her car in reverse and sped west on Highway 26 before her vehicle was found abandoned along the highway.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in locating 20-year-old Allyson Joy Watterson, last seen on Sunday, December 22 hiking with a man in a wooded area near North Plains.

It's the first of its kind in Banks - a lighted Christmas parade starting today at 6 p.m. at the Banks Hardware Store parking lot.

Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage, according Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.

Power outages throughout the region, from multiple causes, have impacted customers of Portland General Electric and West Oregon Electric Co-op in Timber, Buxton, and some Banks-area homes. Land lines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix cannot dial 911.

As heavy rains descend on the region, the Portland branch of the National Weather Service warns that local streams and rivers, especially those draining the Coast Range, will likely see minor flooding.

In a report issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the agency said that $38.8 million was distributed to Washington and Tillamook counties in fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019).

Opponents and proponents alike slung accusations - and filed complaints - during an ultimately doomed effort to recall House District 32 representative Tiffiny Mitchell.