Washington County Fire Crews prepare to return home on Friday, June 25. Photo: OSFM
With record-breaking temperatures on the way this weekend, local health officials are urging Oregonians to take
File photo: Chas Hundley
Oregon’s risk level framework and the majority of masking, capacity, and social distancing measures will be lifted no later than June 30, Oregon Governor Kate
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.
The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley
It’s going to be hot this
Banks Fire District firefighters and other area agencies prepare to deploy to central Oregon. Photo: TVF&R
Local firefighters from Washington County and the Oregon Department of Forestry are
Combines line Highway 47 on August 17, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley
After a year’s hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Annual Banks BBQ, Truck & Tractor Pull will
The Banks Fire District #13 headquarters in Banks on March 3, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley
A county-wide burn ban went into effect Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., putting a
File photo: Chas Hundley
Washington County residents who get their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine by June 27 just got a better chance at winning $10,000 — or a
The city of Banks' hypochlorite generation system on September 6, 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley
A Longview, Wash. chemical facility suffered a power outage earlier this month and as a
A "Super Scooper" plane fights the Powerline Fire near Cherry Grove. Photo taken from ODF video
Fire season in this corner of Oregon will begin Tuesday, June 22
Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer
The Banks City Council met Tuesday, June 8 for their regular monthly meeting and for a work session. During the meeting, councilors and the
Ralph Brown. Photo courtesy WCSO
Ralph Brown was last seen on May 16, 2021 near his Cornelius home, where he reportedly left around 6:30 p.m.
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