Allyson Joy Watterson. Photo: WCSO NORTH PLAINS – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating a 20-year-old woman last seen on Sunday, December 22 hiking with a man in a wooded area near North Plains. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has also deployed their Search and Rescue (SAR)[Read More…]
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Banks Inaugural Christmas parade begins 6 p.m. today
Photo: Banks Fire District BANKS – Move over, Banks BBQ. There’s a new parade in town. Starting at 6 p.m. today (Saturday, Dec. 21) and going along the same route as the popular summertime parade, the inaugural Banks Christmas Parade, with about 20 floats as of publishing time, is the[Read More…]
911 service restored in Washington County
Power lines near Forest Grove. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage, according Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. The restoration came at 12:52 p.m., according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, and[Read More…]
Power outages in Timber, Buxton, Banks areas, 911 outage for some homes
A downed power line in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley BUXTON – High winds and soaking rain have already taken their toll during this weekend’s flood watch: Power outages throughout the region, from multiple causes, have impacted customers of Portland General Electric and West Oregon Electric Co-op in Timber, Buxton,[Read More…]
Flood watch begins at 10 p.m. Thursday evening
Debris floats down a swollen Gales creek during a recent flood event in February 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Portland branch of the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch that will be in effect beginning at 10 p.m. Thursday, running through at least through Sunday[Read More…]
Tillamook, Washington Co. received $38.8 million from timber sales last year
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Banks Post TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – In a report issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the agency said that $38.8 million was distributed to Washington and Tillamook counties in fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through June[Read More…]
Timber Unity-backed effort to recall Tiffiny Mitchell fails
Various political mailers from groups supporting and groups opposing the recall. Photo: Chas Hundley ASTORIA – An effort by a political action committee (PAC) to recall Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria) failed to obtain the necessary signatures required — 4,883 — to move forward with the effort and force a recall[Read More…]
Mobile home, pole barn destroyed in Buxton-area fire
Photo from the scene courtesy Mitch Ward, Banks Fire District PIO TOPHILL – A fire destroyed a mobile home and the pole barn sheltering it just north of Stub Stewart State Park on Highway 47 Tuesday night. According to Banks Fire District 13 spokesperson Mitch Ward, the mobile home was[Read More…]
Banks November 2019 Police Log
A Washington County Sheriff’s Office car at Banks City Hall. Photo: Chas Hundley CRIMES & Other Events 11/6/19- NW Buckshire: SUBJ with outstanding warrant was located and arrested by Banks deputy. Case clear by arrest 11/6/19- NW Depot St: DHS call concerning a young child with an injury. After investigation,[Read More…]
Obituary: Darby Ann Sorenson
Darby Ann Sorenson Darby Ann was born on April 3, 1951 in Portland, OR She was the only child born to Spencer D and Bette I (Norberg) Wridge. As a girl she was raised in and around Banks and Forest Grove. When she was in junior high, her family moved[Read More…]
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