About two-thirds of the fire departments across Oregon – all smaller agencies – received up to $35,000 to hire more firefighters during the season, including the Banks Fire District.
A marathon beginning in Vernonia and ending in Banks will draw runners, race organizers and volunteers Sunday to Vernonia, Banks and the communities between on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail and beyond.
The Friends of the Banks Public Library will hold a book sale in the Banks Public Library's Jane Moore Community Room April 25 to 29, skipping Sunday when the library is closed.
An open house to give surrounding property owners and Banks residents a look at the proposed Aerts Addition development is scheduled for April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Banks Middle School.
Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law the sweeping measure the Oregon Legislature passed to combat the state’s fentanyl drug addiction and overdose crisis.
A private fish hatchery near Mountaindale provides 5,000 trout to a Gales Creek man, and an accused moonshiner takes his own life in this week's dispatches from history.
