Protesters on June 12, 2020 in Banks. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – As the rain fell on Greenville Park on the late afternoon of Friday, June 12, close to 300 people gathered to hear a handful of speakers, remember the life of a Black man killed by police, and to[Read More…]
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Hillsboro man dies in Manning crash
A screenshot of the area the crash was in. Map: ODOT MANNING – A Hillsboro man died in a collision with a commercial vehicle in Manning Thursday morning. Emergency crews were first dispatched to the call around 8:40 a.m. Thursday, June 11 near mile post 47 on Highway 26. According[Read More…]
Fatal crash in Manning closes Highway 26
A screenshot of the area the crash is in. Map: ODOT Update: Highway 26 has reopened as of 1:25 p.m., according to ODOT. Manning – Highway 26 is closed as crews investigate the scene of a fatal crash near the Manning Dairy Queen. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office,[Read More…]
Banks National Drinking Water Week coloring contest winners
Artwork: Alejandro Flores-Hall The city of Banks holds a coloring contest every year to commemorate National Drinking Water Week for youth in Banks, and no pandemic can stop it. Here are the winners — and their artwork — of the contest. First place winners receive a $25 gift card to[Read More…]
Seven days, twenty protests: Washington County residents march, protest, and call for change
Protesters line 19th Way in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – In the span of one week, cities and communities in Washington County saw at least 20 protests decrying police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, from[Read More…]
Black Lives Matter protest and march planned Friday in Banks
A man photographs a Black Lives Matter protest in Forest Grove on Tuesday, June 2. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Organizers plan a protest and march Friday evening to show solidarity with Black community members in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by police, adding Banks as the[Read More…]
Banks city council to meet Tuesday to vote on budget
Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – The Banks city council will meet for a work session and city council session remotely on Tuesday, June 9, the third such way of meeting for the council since most in-person meetings in the city were moved online. The work session is[Read More…]
DMV launches, then relaunches system for in-person appointments
Photo courtesy of ODOT OREGON – It was a bumpy road to get there, but the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is accepting appointments for certain DMV services at 40 of their 60 statewide locations. Included in that list of locations taking appointments are the DMV offices in Hillsboro,[Read More…]
Fire crews respond to residential fire on Long Rd
Banks Fire District Brush Rig 13. Photo: Banks Fire District LONG ROAD – Fire crews are responding to the scene of a fire on NW Long Road north of Cornelius. Located at a home near NW 366th Pl., the fire is burning is a basement room of the home, according[Read More…]
Washington Co. deputy charged with official misconduct from 2018 use of force incident
Rian Alden booking photo from Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSBORO – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says that a deputy under investigation for allegedly sending a racist email 16 years ago has been charged with official misconduct stemming from a use of force while booking an arrestee in the Washington[Read More…]
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