A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley An election scheduled for Tuesday, November 2 will see few measures in Washington County to vote for; for those within Banks’ city limits, just one question will be posed to registered voters: Should local residents renew and[Read More…]
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Biden calls for all U.S. adults to be eligible for vaccine by May 1
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. President Joe Biden announced during a primetime speech Thursday[Read More…]
Oregon Congressional delegation safe after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
United States Capitol. File photo: Chas Hundley Violence erupted in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed into the U.S. Capitol, which just moments before had seen members of the U.S. Senate debating a challenge to Arizona’s electoral votes cast for President-Elect Joe Biden. Videos[Read More…]
Suzanne Weber wins House District 32 race
Suzanne Weber. Photo courtesy of the Suzanne Weber campaign Republican Suzanne Weber has pulled ahead in the race for House District 32. The initial batch of results after 8 p.m. showed that her Democratic opponent Debbie Boothe-Schmidt was ahead by 98 votes, but as more results were counted, Weber quickly[Read More…]
Manning Trailhead expansion ribbon cutting ceremony to be held on June 14
The Manning Trailhead. Photo: Chas Hundley MANNING – Several Oregon state agencies have teamed up to refurbish and expand access to the Manning Trailhead on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail. The project is expected to nearly triple the capacity for vehicles at the busy access point for the trail, which is[Read More…]
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