The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission adopted new rules governing e-bike use in state parks during its April 23 meeting, and the result will likely see Stub Stewart State Park open more trails to e-bikes.
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Forest Grove Farmers Market will open for season Wednesday, feature Banks-area booths
On Wednesday, Main Street in Forest Grove will close to vehicle traffic between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. Stalls and booths will go up, and the first Forest Grove Farmers Market of the season will begin. Find several Banks-area booths at the market on opening day and beyond!
University of Portland strips Robert Pamplin Jr.’s name from its business school
The move comes after labor officials found Pamplin, who owned the Forest Grove News-Times and other area newspapers until last June, violated federal pension laws in his management of retirees’ money.
The 2025 St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is Saturday
Promising the best steak dinner in rural Washington County, the St. Francis Steak Dinner and Antique Tractor Show is held from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the St. Francis Catholic Church and the adjacent school.
After more than two years, Timber Road has reopened
Timber Road has reopened more than two years after a landslide closed the route linking Highway 6, Timber, and Highway 26.
Online open house for Highway 6 and Aerts Rd roundabout closes April 20
Have something to say about the project to build a roundabout on Highway 6 and Aerts Road? The window to comment closes April 20, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
Voter registration deadline is April 29
The May 20 Special District Elections will determine who sits on school, fire, and other local boards for the next few years, and the Washington County Elections Division is reminding would-be voters to register to vote in advance of the April 29 voter registration deadline.
Oregon DMV discloses discovery of an additional 118 noncitizens in voter file
In a report released April 11, DMV said all but one of the new discoveries are people who were erroneously put into the voter registration system between 2010 and 2023.
Banks March 2025 Police Log
Calls and statistics from March from deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office serving the city of Banks.
Banks, Buxton runners join hundreds in Vernonia Marathon events
Banks and Buxton area runners joined more than 500 people who finished the Vernonia Marathon, Half Marathon or Marathon Relay on Sunday on a route that mostly followed the Banks-Vernonia State Trail from Vernonia to the Banks High School.
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