The Banks Post (Page 107)

Banks resident admitted to United States Merchant Marine Academy

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Association & Foundation announced Banks resident Alexander Steiner is now a sworn-in Midshipman and a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve.

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 16 Nov 2021

Banks resident admitted to United States Merchant Marine Academy

Upcoming school and public vaccination events

Washington County’s mobile vaccine clinic will hold three school-based vaccination clinics which will include vaccines for students in the newly eligible age bracket of five to 11 years old

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Nov 2021

Upcoming school and public vaccination events

Hunters warned against using drones to hunt near Banks

In the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division's September 2021 newsletter, released at the end of October, one entry in the report noted that a pair of

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Nov 2021

Hunters warned against using drones to hunt near Banks

Banks October 2021 Police Log

Disturbance – Arborpark Lp – Deputies were called to the park for reports of a fight with several people. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered several juveniles and a mother in an

By bankspost

/ 12 Nov 2021

Heavy rain could cause flooding in Coast Range, northwestern Oregon creeks and rivers

The Portland office of the National Weather Service warned that heavy rains expected to begin Wednesday night could bring flooding along creeks and rivers in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington.

By Chas Hundley

/ 10 Nov 2021

Heavy rain could cause flooding in Coast Range, northwestern Oregon creeks and rivers

Case involving woman found dead north of Banks linked to another death in California

The case involving a woman found dead north of Banks is now tied to another case of a woman who was ruled to have died by suicide in California, the

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Nov 2021

Case involving woman found dead north of Banks linked to another death in California

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 20 & 27, 1921

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

/ 4 Nov 2021

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 20 & 27, 1921

Banks voters on track to approve police funding measure

Early results from Tuesday night's election showed that voters in Banks supported a measure to renew and increase its local operating levy for police services. According to the

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Nov 2021

Banks voters on track to approve police funding measure

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue general obligation bond measure on track to pass

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue responded to a field and tractor fire on August 8, 2017 outside of Roy on Harrington Road. Photo: Chas Hundley Early results from Tuesday night&

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Nov 2021

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue general obligation bond measure on track to pass

CDC approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for ages 5 through 11

File photo: Chas Hundley A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel voted to authorize the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 Tuesday afternoon, followed by an

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Nov 2021

CDC approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for ages 5 through 11

It's studded tire season, but consider alternatives, ODOT says

A studded tire. File photo: Chas Hundley Today marks the first day you can legally use studded tires on Oregon roads. The Oregon Department of Transportation would rather you didn’

By Chas Hundley - Gales Creek Journal

/ 1 Nov 2021

It's studded tire season, but consider alternatives, ODOT says

OSP seeks public assistance in two Columbia County elk poaching cases

An Oregon State Police truck in Gales Creek on October 31, 2021. The snout of either a decoy or real elk or deer is seen poking up out of the

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Nov 2021

OSP seeks public assistance in two Columbia County elk poaching cases