The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. The fire is north of the park. Photo: Chas Hundley TOPHILL – Emergency crews are on scene at a small, smoldering brush fire on Hoffman Road east of Highway 47, according to the Banks Fire District. The fire is believed to have been[Read More…]
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Police seek help in rash of poaching cases southwest of Vernonia
A .308 caliber bullet casing found in the area. Photo: OSP COLUMBIA COUNTY – Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers say they responded to reports of a partially wasted spike elk discovered on Weyerhaeuser property off of Clear Creek Road near Timber Road in Columbia County on June 28. The location[Read More…]
Salmonberry Trail officials seek members for planning committee
Cochran Pond near Timber in February 2019. Photo: Paula Rene Grimes TIMBER – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency is forging ahead with plans for the Salmonberry Trail, and for the next portion of the trail planning process, seeks members of the Timber community and other members of far west Washington[Read More…]
Small brush fire burning near Hayward
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley HAYWARD – A wildfire is burning near the Hayward area in the area between the two ends of Parson Road that no longer connect. According to Oregon Department[Read More…]
Gov. Brown bans indoor gatherings of 10, mandates face masks outdoors in some cases
Governor Kate Brown during a Monday, July 13 press conference. Screenshot from OHA Youtube stream OREGON – During a Monday, July 13 morning press conference, Governor Kate Brown outlined Oregon’s situation as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, and told reporters and the more than 1,700 people watching a livestream[Read More…]
Banks School District prepares plan for school reopening
The Banks Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks School District plans to release a reopening plan in the first week of August that will address how the district will hold classes for students in the coming academic year. “Currently we are in the process of developing a[Read More…]
Deputies search for suspected driver of stolen vehicle near Shearer Hill Road
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office near Hillside. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the suspected driver of a Dodge Challenger stolen out of Forest Grove is on the run in the NW Shearer Hill Road area south of Highway 6 after smashing[Read More…]
Washington County won’t move to next phase, seeks independence from tri-county COVID coupling
A map showing the status, as of Sunday, July 12, or Oregon’s counties and their phases. Photo: Oregon Health Authority WASHINGTON COUNTY – With case counts rising in Oregon, the tri-county region (Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas Counties) won’t be entering phase 2 of Governor Kate Brown’s reopening Oregon plan under current[Read More…]
4th of July rally in support of law enforcement held in Banks
Rally attendees in support of law enforcement on Main Street near Sunset Park on Saturday, July 4. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Two rallies were planned in Banks on July 4th, though one, what would have been the fourth Black Lives Matter protest, was cancelled the day prior by the[Read More…]
DMV launches additional online services
Photo courtesy of ODOT OREGON – The Oregon DMV says they have completed a multi-year computer replacement project on Monday, July 6, enabling the agency to offer more services online than before. It’s a timely upgrade, with Oregonians facing difficulties in getting service at DMV due to measures set in[Read More…]
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