A federal funding freeze, now temporarily blocked by a judge, left some local officials uncertain as to what the impact would be, while some believe it won't have a direct impact on their work. The Banks Post reached the city of Banks, the Banks School District, the Banks Fire District and more to g
Oregon leaders were scrambling Tuesday morning after an announcement from the Trump administration that it was at least temporarily freezing many federal funds. State budgets rely heavily on federal funding: In Oregon, they make up about 30% of the two-year budget — nearly $40 billion — with certain
Most of Oregon's fire crews sent earlier this month to California, including four Banks firefighters, are returning after two weeks. Banks sent Officer Victor Haney, Lt. Julie Kemper and firefighters Jaxon Herrman and Samantha Linz along with Engine 15 to California.
On Dec. 26, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr., 83, settled a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve allegations he treated his company’s pension fund like a piggy bank, selling overvalued company real estate to unwitting pensioners.
The Roy, Gales Creek and Verboort CPO will meet in Banks Wednesday to hear from Forest Grove Fire & Rescue Chief Jim Geering on how mutual aid agreements work.
Former Banks Mayor Stephanie Jones' term as mayor ended two weeks ago on Dec. 31. Now, the former mayor is back, this time to fill the remainder of the city council term of the person who unseated her in November's election, Marsha Kirk.
Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday during a Board of Forestry meeting, noting his last day would be Jan. 23.
During a Tuesday, Jan. 14 city council work session and council meeting, the Banks City Council will interview and likely select a new city council member from a pool of four applicants: Stephanie Jones, Debra Berry, Megan Blake and April Cannon. Read interviews from two of the candidates here.
