Starting in July, Jordan Donegan, a Portland native and journalism student out of Fordham University will be joining the Banks Post to hone her skills as a journalist before her return to New York in the fall. While most of Donegan’s work will be done in Forest Grove, you’ll see her crop up from time-to-time in Banks, too.
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Public Coast Farm reopens farmstand for summer season
Public Coast Farm recently opened their annual summer farmstand, allowing visitors “direct access to the farm’s bountiful blueberries, produce and other goods,” while supporting a charitable cause.
Banks mayor alters council appointment process, sparking transparency debate
Banks Mayor Marsha Kirk’s abrupt change to a process to fill a vacant city council seat in Banks has sparked controversy, leaving one applicant to wonder about the future of her own political career and Kirk to defend her decision.
Banks Post Independence Day Newsletter | July 4, 2025
The newsletter is here, and we’ve got all the events happening in town today to celebrate Independence Day.
Road work season is here
Travelers should be prepared for a number of construction projects coming to rural western Washington County roads in July and August.
ODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary’ warns of layoffs
In an email to ODOT staff Saturday, Director Kris Strickler said the agency will be forced to eliminate hundreds of positions.
Feds Say Robert Pamplin Jr. Dragged His Feet in Making Pensioners Whole
The U.S. Department of Labor hauled Pamplin—the former owner of the Forest Grove News-Times—back into U.S. District Court in Portland, alleging he had failed to comply with two key conditions of the agreement he signed in December to settle a federal civil lawsuit against him.
1925 in Banks: ‘Greenville Crash May Cost Life of Motorcycle Rider’
In 1925, the life of Odie Wilmoth, a Banks youth, hung in the balance after a collision between a car driven by local farmer Francis Herb and the driver of a motorcycle, Ellis Edmundson.
Banks Fire District sends crew to fight Cold Springs Fire near Hermiston
Banks Fire District sent firefighters to a fast-moving fire near Hermiston Wednesday.
Fire danger to rise to ‘Moderate’ Thursday
In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and around the Tillamook Forest, Timber, Buxton, and Manning.
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