Local fire crews head to Alder Creek Fire near Sisters
June 17, 2025
Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire District joined Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and other county agencies to head to the Alder Springs Fire Tuesday.
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CPO 14 talks water, a ribbon cutting in Banks a NEW EVENTS CALENDAR, Banks Historical Society seeks to preserve district building and so much more in this week’s newsletter!
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a Washington County Town Hall Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. at the Raymond Arthur Brown Middle School gym in Hillsboro.
Two months of construction are coming to the Banks Road and Aerts Road intersection, marking the latest addition of construction that will snarl traffic for the foreseeable future as Banks prepares for the most significant growth in the city since the late 90s and early 2000s.
1925 in Banks: ‘Pocket of crude oil’ drilled for in Buxton, a local cattle club heads to Banks and more in the news of a century ago!
The Banks Historical Society launched a campaign they have dubbed the “Save the Historic Banks Union High School,” joining an informal effort by local and county residents who hope to stop the planned demolition of the former Banks Union High School.
A fast growing wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge is being fought with the aid of local firefighters out of Gaston and Banks.
Water is on the agenda for CPO 14’s Thursday evening meeting, with guests lined up from the Oregon Water Resources Department, who will speak on groundwater in western Washington County.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue announced it had lifted a temporary burn ban enacted June 7 during a heat wave. For those in Washington County, the sprint burning season ends June 15.