Chase Stevens A Portland man left his home in Portland on October 11, 2020, and has not been seen since. Chase Stevens, 31, was last known to be near Highway 26 as he travelled through the Banks area, the Portland Police Bureau said in a press release issued on Wednesday,[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Elect Weber for Oregon House District 32
Gretchen B. Allen is a CPA and a resident of Astoria. Suzanne Weber is accused by her opponent Debbie Boothe Schmidt of wanting to reduce school funding because of her stance on the Student Success Act or Corporate Activity (CAT Tax) affecting Oregon’s small businesses. As a business consultant and tax[Read More…]
Oregon voters will vote on bill to allow limiting of campaign contributions
A ballot is dropped off in Forest Grove on Sunday, October 18. Photo: Chas Hundley While President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden dominate the news during this October of 2020, here in Oregon there is a measure on the November 3 ballot that could change the state[Read More…]
Errors printed on Washington County ballots muddle ballot impact text
One of the ballot measures showing the error. Photo: Chas Hundley Another set of errors by the Washington County Elections department has been discovered in election materials, this time in the form of random “yes” and “no” statements placed in the explanation text of four statewide measures on the ballot. [Read More…]
Voting underway in Washington County
A ballot is dropped off in Forest Grove on Sunday, October 18. Photo: Chas Hundley The election is underway in Washington County. With ballots mailed to registered voters on Wednesday, October 14, the county elections department said that 1,252 ballots had been received as of Friday, October 16, out of[Read More…]
Council awards waterline transmission contract, approves new truck purchase, more at city council meeting
Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer It was a light agenda at the most recent Banks city council meeting held Tuesday, October 13 via the video chat platform Zoom. After an executive session held at 6 p.m., which is not open to the public and the proceedings of which cannot[Read More…]
Nine letters to the editor as House District 32 race heats up
Vineeta Lower is a Seaside resident and a former Republican candidate for House District 32. In 2018, Representative Mitchell won by less than 5% and just a few short months later it was apparent that she did not represent the people of House District 32. Rather, she represented the big[Read More…]
Banks September 2020 Police Log
A sign noting that Banks is served by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on NW Banks Rd. Photo: Chas Hundley Theft – NW Main St – Two days in a row, an unknown female ran out of the In and Out Market without paying for several items. Telephonic Harassment –[Read More…]
Fire season ends in NW Oregon forests
Banks Fire District Water Tender 14 responds to a field fire in Gales Creek on Tuesday, August 18. Photo: Chas Hundley The official fire season ended Monday, October 12 in this portion of NW Oregon, bringing to an official close a season unlike any other in recent history in Oregon. [Read More…]
A brief history of Oregon’s vote-by-mail system
Two ballots from a previous election. File photo: Chas Hundley Voting by mail exclusively became the standard mechanism for casting ballots in Oregon in 1998 by a citizen’s initiative, Measure 60, which voters overwhelmingly approved by a 70 percent margin. A little more than 1 million eligible voters voted on[Read More…]