The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Outgoing House District 32 Representative Tiffiny Mitchell (D-Astoria) called the Banks Post with an update on the proceedings at the capitol in today’s legislative special session. Lawmakers are meeting in Salem today to vote on an $800 million spending package introduced[Read More…]
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Protesters attempt to storm capitol during Oregon Legislature special session
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley A special session of the Oregon Legislature anticipated to last one day is off to a rocky start Monday morning. Oregon legislators have gathered to vote on bills that would provide relief to families affected by Oregon’s September wildfires, provide relief[Read More…]
Legislators head to Salem for one-day session on Monday
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon lawmakers will meet in a special session in Salem Monday, Dec. 21 to vote on — among a handful of other bills — an $800 million relief package to help Oregonians who continue experiencing financial distress since the outbreak of[Read More…]
New Year’s ‘first day’ hikes, whale watching at state parks altered due to COVID-19
The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. Photo: Chas Hundley Two Oregon New Year’s Day traditions are being altered this year due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The annual First Day Hikes event, started by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) in 2012, will take place without[Read More…]
Flood watch issued for weekend
Clouds form over the Gales Creek Valley at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley With heavy rain in the forecast, a flood watch has been issued by the Portland branch of the National Weather Service for this weekend, beginning Saturday at 4 p.m. through Sunday[Read More…]
Washington County received $8.8 million from Tillamook Forest timber revenue in 2020
The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Forestry issued an annual report that shows revenue from timber operations in the Tillamook State Forest to Tillamook, Washington and Columbia County totals $31.4 in revenue in the 2020 fiscal year. Of that pool, Washington County and local districts[Read More…]
COVID-19 state of emergency extended to March 3, 2021
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The current extension of Governor Kate Brown’s executive order declaring a state of emergency hasn’t expired, but Brown went ahead and extended it by 60 days today, the governor announced in a press release. Originally slated to end on January 2, but expected to be[Read More…]
First COVID-19 vaccines administered in Oregon
Ansu Drammeh, R.N., a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at OHSU, is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, December 16 by Ryan Thrower, D.M.D., who, according to OHSU, is the first dental resident in the United States to administer a COVID-19 vaccine. Staff members at several Oregon hospitals have been vaccinated[Read More…]
Banks Chamber of Commerce waives membership dues for 2021
The “Welcome to Banks” sign on Highway 6. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The Banks Chamber of Commerce announced a membership drive in December, waiving membership fees for the 2021 calendar year for new and returning businesses who wish to join the organization. “Our members are businesses, organizations, and individuals concerned with[Read More…]
Gov. Brown calls for emergency legislative session
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Governor Kate Brown announced she will convene a special session of the Oregon Legislature at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, December 21 to ask lawmakers to provide $800 million in financial relief for Oregonians who are suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic, and for[Read More…]