Starting July 1, beavers will be classified solely as “furbearers,” an animal whose fur has commercial value, and no longer be classified as “predators.”
A fawn struck and injured by a car was taken to the Banks Fire District where firefighters put their medical training, usually used on humans, to splint the baby deer's severely broken leg.
A meeting to elect officers in the Roy, Gales Creek, and Verboort CPO 13 and hear from Washington County staff on the Council Creek Trail will be held in Banks on June 26.
Washington County landowners and managers concerned about the coming wildfire season can attend a free event at Hagg Lake hosted by the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District (TSWCD) to learn how to prepare June 22.
"Deputies were dispatched to the location after a roommate called to complain about one of the other several people living in the residence. Initially neither roommate was willing to listen to deputies on scene. Eventually, deputies were able to convey to the parties that they were experiencing civi
