November 7, 2025, Volume 1, issue #5.

Check out the Banks community calendar! This calendar is becoming one of the core features of the Banks Post, featuring local government meetings, live music, Banks Braves events and more. We've designed it to showcase all the things happening in the Banks area, including Banks, Buxton, Manning, Timber, Roy, and more.

We're pursuing this now to make sure that current residents and newcomers to Banks can find out what's happening in town and get involved.

As Banks grows, we only get one chance to show new residents how to become involved with our cherished local traditions, from our extraordinarily strong Banks Braves sports programs, to the St. Francis Christmas Bazaar, bingo at the American Legion Hall, and more.

We want to thank our growing list of business supporters who are helping us build this calendar:

City of Banks
Welcome Home Realty
Uncommon Grove
Waltz Brewing

To help us cover the cost of the calendar, we're looking for more business sponsors and 10 individual sponsors.

If you're a local business owner who wants to join us in this mission, please email news@bankspost.com today - your sponsorship will be in promotional materials for a full 12 months, and we have opportunities for any budget.

Looking for Forest Grove or Gales Creek events? Check out our sister site, News in the Grove.

We spend hours every week adding local events so that Banks residents can find local fun things to do to support our community. You can help me by adding your own business and organization events. Simply visit the calendar, and click the calendar icon in the upper right-hand corner.

Thanks for reading!

Yours, Chas Hundley, Founder, Banks Post

🚦 Project to build sewer pump station, force main in Banks begins in November

📬 Washington County declares emergency over food insecurity, ICE activity, taps reserves for funds

⚡ Chamber seeks homes, businesses to enter holiday lighting contest

...plus more stories and events!

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On to the Banks-area news.

Library, sheriff's office levies on track to pass

Renewal levies for the county's library system and the Washington County Sheriff's Office were on track to pass in the initial election results released at 8 p.m.

Oregon SNAP benefits to be fully funded for November, Gov. Kotek says

The more than one in six Oregonians who rely on federal food assistance will have fully-funded benefits for November, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Friday.

Washington County declares emergency over food insecurity, ICE activity, taps reserves for funds

The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to declare two separate states of emergency in response to federal actions, one over food insecurity and the other over a sharp increase in ICE activity in the county.

Project to build sewer pump station, force main in Banks begins in November

The city of Banks said a 12 month project to build a new pump station and a force main (a pressurized sewer pipe) to serve the Aerts Addition development would begin in November.

Chamber seeks homes, businesses to enter holiday lighting contest

The Banks Chamber of Commerce is seeking entries for the 2025 Holiday Lighting Contest. The contest is open to homes and businesses in the Banks area.