Pongratz Road is expected to reopen Tuesday, November 23, the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation said. The road has been largely closed since late summer for two projects, a culvert replacement and a bridge replacement. In an email to the Banks Post, Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation spokesperson Heather Sturgill said that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the road would open Tuesday, following installation of a guardrail Friday, Nov. 19. November 22 and 23 should see rock added to the shoulders and general clean up done before the road is reopened.
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A small stretch of Pongratz Road was paved as part of the project, Sturgill said, noting that while the majority of the road will remain a gravel surface, work to pave the bridge and the approaches to the bridge was completed Wednesday, November 17.A nearby project to replace a failing culvert where Mendenhall Creek passes under Highway 26 with a bridge was originally scheduled to begin the summer of 2021, but was postponed until 2022.
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 Fire District Defensible Space Coordinator Capt. Scott Arlin will host the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Washington County Emergency Management, and federal agencies Thursday, June 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton.
A vehicle fire was quickly extinguished, with no injuries, in the Bacona community north of Buxton Sunday afternoon, according to the Banks Fire District.
Homes and businesses north of Banks in the Buxton and Manning areas lost power Tuesday night, according to West Oregon Electric Co-op and Portland General Electric.
More than a hundred teachers and staff from Banks' three public schools gathered in the Banks Elementary School cafeteria Aug. 19 for a breakfast with their peers and school officials as another school year began. With construction, new security, and a cell phone ban looming, many changes await staf
A crash in Glenwood snarled Labor Day weekend traffic for up to three miles and resulted in minor injuries to at least four people, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said Saturday.
