Photo courtesy of ODOT A grace period for some Oregon residents with expiring vehicle registration, permit or driver’s licenses has been extended to three months after expiry, but only for those documents expiring between Nov. 1 2020 and April 30, 2021. Those that fall into that category will not be[Read More…]
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Gov. Brown issues plan for schools to be allowed to open fully by February
The Banks School District offices. Photo: Chas Hundley Thousands of Oregon students could be back in classrooms by Feb. 15 under a new plan issued by Governor Kate Brown on Wednesday that will turn control of school reopening to local school districts. Until now, district reopening plans have been tied[Read More…]
ODOT plans four construction projects in region for 2021
A map showing four construction locations. ODOT/Google Maps Four Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) projects in the region on Highway 26 are planned for 2021, including protective barriers on the Dersham Road overpass, repaving between Hayward Road and Mountaindale Road, replacing a culvert with a bridge near Buxton, and updating[Read More…]
Banks Fire District December 2020 Fire Log
The front of the building and parking lot at at Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14 on October 28, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District December 2020 Fire Log. Photo: BFD
Legislature passes COVID-19, wildfire bills during one day session
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Legislature passed a group of spending bills providing a six-month extension to the moratorium on evictions, allowing restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to go, financial relief for Oregonians following last summer’s wildfire devastation, and removing financial liability from[Read More…]
Commissioners approve funding for Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office body cameras
A Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Photo: WCSO The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted December 15 to authorize $1.397 million in spending through 2026 to purchase and deploy body cameras to the Washington County Sheriff’s 210 deputies, and to outfit 129 patrol vehicles with similar technology. A statement released[Read More…]
HD 32 Rep. Mitchell says lawmakers committed to ending session tonight
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…]
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…]
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