The Banks Post (Page 103)

Bill would require ODOT study, give repair recommendations for Highway 6

A bill introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives in advance of the upcoming short session beginning Feb. 1 would direct the Oregon Department of Transportation to study the Wilson

By Chas Hundley

/ 25 Jan 2022

Bill would require ODOT study, give repair recommendations for Highway 6

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen hospitalized after fall

The director of the agency tasked with leading the state’s coronavirus response was hospitalized Sunday morning after a fall the Oregon Health Authority described as "serious." OHA

By Chas Hundley

/ 25 Jan 2022

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen hospitalized after fall

Washington County commissioners to appoint replacement to vacant House District 30 seat Jan. 31

The Washington County Board of Commissioners will meet virtually Monday, January 31 to appoint a replacement for Janeen Sollman’s House District 30 seat. Sollman was appointed to Senate District

By Chas Hundley

/ 24 Jan 2022

Washington County commissioners to appoint replacement to vacant House District 30 seat Jan. 31

Oregon soon could be on the mend from the pandemic with an expected drop in cases, officials say

Oregon’s short-term Covid-19 outlook remains bleak, Oregon’s lead epidemiologist said Friday, with hospitals nearing a peak in the demand for hospital beds and case counts skyrocketing. But after

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 24 Jan 2022

Oregon soon could be on the mend from the pandemic with an expected drop in cases, officials say

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 19, 1922

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By Chas Hundley, and various historic writers, journalists, and authors from the early 20th century.

/ 24 Jan 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 19, 1922

Want a free Covid-19 test delivered? Households can sign up now

The Biden administration’s effort to distribute free Covid-19 tests nationwide was supposed to start Wednesday. Instead, the government quietly began taking orders on Tuesday. Every household can obtain four

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 18 Jan 2022

Tsunami Advisory issued on West Coast following underwater volcano near Tonga in South Pacific

A Tsunami Advisory has been issued for most of the West Coast, including Oregon, following a massive underwater volcano Friday afternoon in the Pacific Ocean near the Tonga Islands. Issued

By Chas Hundley

/ 15 Jan 2022

Tsunami Advisory issued on West Coast following underwater volcano near Tonga in South Pacific

Rachel Armitage appointed to vacant Senate District 16 seat

County commissioners from the six counties in Senate District 16 appointed Rachel Armitage to fill the remaining year of former State Senator Betsy Johnson’s empty seat.Armitage, a former

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 Jan 2022

Rachel Armitage appointed to vacant Senate District 16 seat

Oregon Health Authority creates new hotline, website for Covid-19 patients

With cases of omicron skyrocketing, the Oregon Health Authority is taking a new approach to tracking new Covid-19 infections. Investigators are no longer trying to call those who test positive

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 13 Jan 2022

Oregon Health Authority creates new hotline, website for Covid-19 patients

Banks December 2021 Police Log

Theft from Vehicle – NW Main St – A female believes that her “Apple watch” was stolen from her unlocked car while parked and shopping at Jim’s Thriftway. Traffic Crash – NW

By bankspost

/ 13 Jan 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 12, 1922

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By Chas Hundley, and various historic writers, journalists, and authors from the early 20th century.

/ 13 Jan 2022

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 12, 1922

Four state highway projects coming to the Banks region in 2022

The Oregon Department of Transportation published an online open house featuring the state agency’s construction plans for Oregon in 2022. A number of projects will be in the region,

By Chas Hundley

/ 12 Jan 2022

Four state highway projects coming to the Banks region in 2022