A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley The deadline to register to vote or update your registration is Tuesday, October 13. To register or to make a change to your voter registration, visit and complete the online form at oregonvotes.gov/register before midnight on Tuesday,[Read More…]
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Banks Fire District October 2020 Fire Log
Banks Fire District Engine 16 heads toward the Powerline Fire. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District October 2020 Fire Log. Photo: BFD
Letters to the editor: Concerning a political mailer and Timber Unity
Two letters to the editor have been submitted this week; for the duration of the electoral season, we will publish letters we receive every Wednesday in an effort to consolidate them in one post. Jan Mitchell is an Astoria resident. A consultant- created large mailer from the Republican candidate for[Read More…]
State plans to spend $400 million in Education Stability Funds for school funding gaps
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley An updated brief from the Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office originally released in May and re-released in September shows the state will spend $400 million of Education Stability Fund (ESF) money to pay for losses resulting from the COVID-19 shutdown. State records[Read More…]
Banks Fire District heads to California to battle wildfires
Banks Fire District Brush Rig 13 and a crew of three prepare to head to California for a similar deployment in 2019. Photo: Banks Fire District Brush Rig 13, two volunteers and one paid firefighter from Banks Fire District 13 have joined a number of Washington County crews along with[Read More…]
County seeks input on transit options, infrastructure in rural Washington County
A Columbia County Rider bus stops at one of two bus stations in Banks on April 15, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – An online survey released on Friday, October 2 by Washington County and Ride Connection Inc., a regional public transportation nonprofit, is asking for feedback on the[Read More…]
Stagnant air expected through Monday, NWS says
Smoke hovers above Gales Peak on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Stagnant air — a soup of haze, smoke and fog — is settling in for the weekend and beyond as a strong inversion traps pollutants in the air, with the potential to cause breathing issues for those[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: House District 32
Now is the time to vote for our community of House District 32 and not for just a rubber stamp of Portland politicians. Suzanne Weber has my support and my vote because she will always STAND UP for the North Coast. I am a proud member of United Steelworkers Local 1097[Read More…]
Banks School District offers childcare grant program for low income families and essential workers
The Banks School District on September 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – A grant awarded to the Banks School District by Washington County with CARES Act funding will pay for two months of childcare for some Banks-area low-income families and those working as essential employees. The deadline to apply[Read More…]
Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District election features three-way race
Despite their name, the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District also includes portions of the Nehalem River watershed, such as this stretch running under Highway 26 near Timber. Photo: Chas Hundley The 2020 election season is like no other in recent memory, or arguably in living memory, at all levels[Read More…]
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