Local news from Banks, Buxton, Manning, Roy, and Timber.
Banks Fire District 13 • Buxton • Highway 47 March 9
Early morning shop fire closes Highway 47 near Stub Stewart State Park
Banks Fire District 13 and other agencies responded to an early morning shop fire near Stub Stewart State Park, closing Highway 47 to battle the flames.
Salmonberry Trail • Banks • Timber • Buxton • Manning March 8
A look at last year's Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency activities
The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency had a heavy focus on trail projects in the Valley segment—Banks, Manning, Buxton, Timber—in 2017 and 2018, and also completed a small stretch of trail in Tillamook.
Banks Middle School • Banks High School • Drama March 5
Banks Middle School produces 'The Trials of Robin Hood'
The Banks Middle School drama class, in conjunction with the Banks High School Drama Club, are producing the humorous retelling of the English legend, told from the vastly differing perspectives of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Performances are March 15 and 16.
Opinion • Forestry • Event March 5
Opinion | Bring the Forest Home on March 16 and support Washington County Students
It would be a rare person who didn’t appreciate the beauty of our woodlands and native plants. The Pacific Northwest is acclaimed as one of the best places in the world to grow these beauties, writes Bonnie Shumaker, president of the Washington County Small Woodlands Association.