Alana Kambury gives a presentation to state officials at a Feb. 1 STIA meeting. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – A long-planned evolution in the development of the Salmonberry Trail took its first steps recently with the announcement by the Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust that the Salmonberry Trail Foundation[Read More…]
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Home near Banks damaged by fire Sunday morning
Photo from the scene provided by Banks Fire District 13 BANKS – Emergency personnel responded to a residential fire at a home just outside of Banks city limits this morning. No one was injured during the fire, which caused moderate to heavy damage to portions of the home. According to[Read More…]
National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Watch for NW Oregon
Highway 26 in the most recent bout of snow. Photo: Banks Fire District 13 PORTLAND – Snow could strike Washington County sometime on Sunday, February 24 and Monday, February 25, according to the Portland branch of the National Weather Service (NWS). That’s the message in the agency’s Winter Storm Watch,[Read More…]
Obituary: David William Schmidlin
David William “Dave” Schmidlin, 74, a longtime resident of the Banks community recently of Forest Grove passed away on Saturday morning, February 16, 2019 at his home. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was said at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2019 at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; 39135[Read More…]
Banks Fire District wins Special Districts award
The Banks Fire District #13 Headquarters. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – Banks Fire District 13 received the 2019 Outstanding Special District Program Award from the Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) for districts with five or fewer full-time employees. Banks Fire operates with about 70 committed volunteer firefighters. SDAO Executive[Read More…]
DIY program coming to Banks Public Library February 28
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Friends of the Banks Public Library will host a free program at the library on Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. that discusses self-sufficiency, do-it-yourself (DIY) culture, and their effects on communities. The one-and-a-half-hour discussion is being facilitated by Jennifer[Read More…]
Banks community rallies around Rizzo family
The Banks Middle School, where Nick Rizzo works. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – After years of fighting breast cancer, Staci Rizzo’s family says that her battle has reached its final stage. And the Banks community has rallied around the family—recently, and in the past few years—in a big way. A[Read More…]
Suspect arrested in Gales Creek pursuit and crash
Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office PORTLAND – The alleged driver in Friday’s pursuit and crash into Gales Creek was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Portland by members of the North Plains Police Department with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau, according to a press release issued by the Washington County Sheriff’s[Read More…]
Police pursuit ends with vehicle crashing into Gales Creek near Shell station
The vehicle, with a passenger still inside, is pulled from Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – A police pursuit that started Friday morning near North Plains on Highway 26 ended when the driver struck a spike strip near the Gales Creek Shell station on Highway 6, lost control,[Read More…]
Banks January 2019 Police Log
Two Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicles parked in front of the City of Banks Public Works building. Photo: Chas Hundley The City of Banks January 2019 police log includes calls responded to by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in the city of Banks. All logs are written by the Washington[Read More…]
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