The city of Banks has begun planning an expansion of the Banks-Vernonia trailhead parking lot on the north end of town where Banks Road meets Main Street.
An online open house for the Hillsboro to Forest Grove segment of the Council Creek Regional Trail has information about plans to build a trail that could one day connect to Banks, too.
A man pulls a gun on a Gales Creek farmer while fishing: his "license to fish anywhere in the state of Oregon." This and more in this week's edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
On Tuesday, April 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Banks Post will host a candidate forum for the upcoming Banks School District school board race. All four candidates running for Positions 3 and 5 are expected to attend.
The Oregon Department of Forestry was set to open its off-highway vehicle (OHV) site Browns Camp tomorrow; however, it remained buried in snow, and the department postponed tomorrow's opening to April 14. Jordan Creek opened April 1.
From April 13 to April 17, the Friends of the Banks Public Library, organizes a spring book sale, offering gently used books at bargain prices. It's one of many events at the library this month.
