As power is shut off for rural communities just outside Banks over wildfire concerns, Portland General Electric has established a community resource center at Jim's Market in Banks
The city of Banks plans to conduct a feasibility study to provide the Banks City Council with a cost analysis for removing utility poles on Main Street and submerging those power lines underground.
Heavy rain could cause flooding and landslides, and high winds could add to the morass by toppling rain-soaked trees into power lines and across roads, local officials warned Monday.
Sunset Park officials are "cautiously optimistic" about the next steps to safeguard the nonprofit private park's future after getting hit with a massive tax bill this month and running into other financial headwinds.
