The Banks Post (Page 113)

Health care workers must get vaccine, or be tested for COVID-19 weekly, Gov. Brown says

File photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown will require workers in health care settings to be tested weekly for COVID-19, a rule that health care workers can avoid by

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Aug 2021

Health care workers must get vaccine, or be tested for COVID-19 weekly, Gov. Brown says

2021 Banks Citizenship Award nominations open

Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The city of Banks now is accepting nominations for the 2021 Banks Citizenship Award. The city’s announcement that nominations are being accepted says

By Chas Hundley

/ 3 Aug 2021

2021 Banks Citizenship Award nominations open

Two people die over weekend on Highway 6

The junction of Highways 6 and 8 in Gales Creek on February 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Two people are the latest killed in a crash on the Wilson River

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Aug 2021

Two people die over weekend on Highway 6

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 21, 1921

The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.

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

/ 2 Aug 2021

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 21, 1921

Behind fire lines at the Game Hog Creek Fire

These trees experienced such high temperatures as flames burned beneath them that their needles died. The torched trees may pose a future fire hazard. Game Hog Creek Fire, July 22

By Chas Hundley

/ 30 Jul 2021

Behind fire lines at the Game Hog Creek Fire

Gov. Brown declares state of emergency as heat wave builds

The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley Governor Kate Brown declared a state of

By Chas Hundley - Gales Creek Journal

/ 29 Jul 2021

Gov. Brown declares state of emergency as heat wave builds

Gov. Brown will require masks in K-12 schools statewide for coming school year

File photo: Chas Hundley On Thursday, Governor Kate Brown issued a directive to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require face

By Chas Hundley

/ 29 Jul 2021

Gov. Brown will require masks in K-12 schools statewide for coming school year

Inaugural Blueberry Festival draws crowds in Buxton

Selena Flores, 6, picks blueberries at the Public Coast Farm Inaugural Blueberry Festival in Buxton on July 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Buxton’s Public Coast Farm was host to

By Chas Hundley

/ 28 Jul 2021

Inaugural Blueberry Festival draws crowds in Buxton

National Weather Service issues 'Excessive Heat Watch' for Banks area beginning Thursday

A map of the region from the National Weather Service showing some of the border of the Excessive Heat Watch (in red). Map courtesy NWS The Portland office of the

By Chas Hundley

/ 27 Jul 2021

National Weather Service issues 'Excessive Heat Watch' for Banks area beginning Thursday

Blueberry Festival planned for Buxton's Public Coast Farm this Saturday

The Public Coast Farm in Buxton. Photo Courtesy Public Coast Farm This Saturday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the Public Coast Farm, located

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 23 Jul 2021

Blueberry Festival planned for Buxton's Public Coast Farm this Saturday

Fire crews move into 'heavy mop-up' at Game Hog Creek Fire

A map of the Game Hog Creek Fire on Tuesday, July 20. Map: Oregon Department of Forestry Fire crews are pushing into the interior of the Game Hog Creek Fire

By Chas Hundley

/ 21 Jul 2021

Fire crews move into 'heavy mop-up' at Game Hog Creek Fire

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 14, 1921

The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.

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

/ 20 Jul 2021

Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 14, 1921