The Banks Post (Page 143)

Banks National Drinking Water Week coloring contest winners

Artwork: Alejandro Flores-Hall The city of Banks holds a coloring contest every year to commemorate National Drinking Water Week for youth in Banks, and no pandemic can stop it. Here

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Jun 2020

Banks National Drinking Water Week coloring contest winners

Seven days, twenty protests: Washington County residents march, protest, and call for change

Protesters line 19th Way in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - In the span of one week, cities and communities in Washington County saw

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Jun 2020

Seven days, twenty protests: Washington County residents march, protest, and call for change

Black Lives Matter protest and march planned Friday in Banks

A man photographs a Black Lives Matter protest in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS - Organizers plan a protest and march Friday evening to show

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Jun 2020

Black Lives Matter protest and march planned Friday in Banks

Banks city council to meet Tuesday to vote on budget

Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS - The Banks city council will meet for a work session and city council session remotely on Tuesday, June 9, the third such

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Jun 2020

Banks city council to meet Tuesday to vote on budget

Banks Fire District May 2020 Fire Log

Banks Fire District Engine 13 responds to reports of a chimney fire in Gales Creek on December 4. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District 13 May 2020 fire log

By bankspost

/ 7 Jun 2020

DMV launches, then relaunches system for in-person appointments

Photo courtesy of ODOT OREGON - It was a bumpy road to get there, but the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is accepting appointments for certain DMV services at

By Chas Hundley

/ 6 Jun 2020

DMV launches, then relaunches system for in-person appointments

Fire crews respond to residential fire on Long Rd

Banks Fire District Brush Rig 13. Photo: Banks Fire District LONG ROAD - Fire crews are responding to the scene of a fire on NW Long Road north of Cornelius.

By Chas Hundley

/ 6 Jun 2020

Fire crews respond to residential fire on Long Rd

Washington Co. deputy charged with official misconduct from 2018 use of force incident

Rian Alden booking photo from Washington County Sheriff's Office HILLSBORO - The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says that a deputy under investigation for allegedly sending a racist

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Jun 2020

Washington Co. deputy charged with official misconduct from 2018 use of force incident

Free fishing weekend returns Saturday & Sunday

Cochran Pond near Timber in February 2019. Photo: Paula Rene Grimes Free Fishing Weekend will return to Oregon this Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7. On those days, fishing,

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Jun 2020

Free fishing weekend returns Saturday & Sunday

Gov. Brown announces phase two reopening guidelines

A face mask. File photo: Chas Hundley OREGON - Washington County was approved for reopening under Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s phase one reopening plan in late May, and businesses

By Chas Hundley

/ 3 Jun 2020

Gov. Brown announces phase two reopening guidelines

Hundreds gather in Forest Grove to protest police brutality against black Americans

Protesters line 19th Way in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE - Around three hundred people gathered at the base of Forest Grove’s famed

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Jun 2020

Hundreds gather in Forest Grove to protest police brutality against black Americans

Washington County deputy under investigation after allegation of 'email with racial epithets' surfaces

A table with Washington County Sheriff's Office memorabilia and information in Banks. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Jun 2020

Washington County deputy under investigation after allegation of 'email with racial epithets' surfaces