In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and around the Tillamook Forest, Timber, Buxton, and Manning.
Banks' Independence Day celebrations, from a free event held on the grounds of Sunset Park, races at Sunset Speedway to fireworks overhead that evening are sure to draw crowds.
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging Oregonians to be vigilant in the face of a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin warning of a heightened threat environment amid the Israel-Iran war and U.S. airstrikes on Iran.
At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA ), which includes areas in and near the Tillamook State Forest.
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.
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.
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.
