Fires, floods, earthquakes, ice storms and other emergencies happen in all communities - learn how to prepare with Washington County Public Health at a Wednesday, March 19 event for the Roy, Gales Creek, and Verboort CPO.
The Banks School District will host an open house at the district offices, formerly the Banks Union High School, on Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Banks Fire District will throw open the (bay) doors to the Banks Fire Station on October 11 from 12 to 4 p.m. for an open house to promote Fire Prevention Week.
NNO, which will be held this year on Tuesday, Aug. 5, is a nation-wide event focused on allowing local neighborhoods to connect with one another while building a safer community. The city of Banks will be hosting their annual block party to celebrate the occasion from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sunset Spee
More than a hundred teachers and staff from Banks' three public schools gathered in the Banks Elementary School cafeteria Aug. 19 for a breakfast with their peers and school officials as another school year began. With construction, new security, and a cell phone ban looming, many changes await staf
A crash in Glenwood snarled Labor Day weekend traffic for up to three miles and resulted in minor injuries to at least four people, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said Saturday.