Trees open up to reveal a clear cut and newer growth in the Tillamook State Forest. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – Public input is sought on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan at a roundtable discussion scheduled in Salem on[Read More…]
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Five applicants seek to fill seat on Banks City Council
Elections forms filed by applicants to the city council. Banks Post file photo. BANKS – The window to submit an application to fill an empty Banks City Council seat has closed, and after a last minute series of submissions, there are five applicants seeking to fill the rest of resigned[Read More…]
One applicant seeks to fill the open Banks city council seat, with April 3 deadline looming
City offices on Main Street. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – There are a handful of local organizations that have a large impact on the day-to-day lives of citizens who live within the bounds of the city of Banks. The City of Banks, Banks Fire District 13, and the Banks School[Read More…]
Governor Brown appoints Bev Clarno as Secretary of State
Bev Clarno. Photo: Governor’s Office SALEM – Governor Kate Brown appointed former Redmond state representative Bev Clarno to fill the rest of former Secretary of State Dennis Richardson’s term, who died just over a month ago. She will take office “over the next several days,” according to a press release[Read More…]
Construction equipment hit by vandals, items stolen near Banks
Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office BANKS – Construction equipment owned by Yamhill-based Luttrell’s Trucking & Excavation was vandalized and some items stolen between Friday, March 22 and Monday, March 25 on Stimson-owned land near NW Davidson Rd and NW Hawn Rd Northeast of Banks. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is[Read More…]
For Roy, Mountaindale, contested races await for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue board positions
The Mountaindale Store. Photo: Chas Hundley MOUNTAINDALE, ROY – Those in Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s (TVF&R) service territory will see a contested race for both seats that are up for reelection in the special districts election on Tuesday, May 21. In addition to asking voters to choose who will[Read More…]
In Banks region, just one seat contested in May elections
A ballot box in front of the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – For readers in much of this newspaper’s coverage area, the special districts election on Tuesday, May 21 will hold few surprises. With the exception of one Banks School Board position and a choice to renew[Read More…]
State, local officials will meet in Salem on April 5 to plan the development of the Salmonberry Trail
Members of STIA walk the first completed portion of the Salmonberry Trail while visitors pass by. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will hold a board meeting on Friday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife[Read More…]
‘The Lumineers’ music video filming on Greenville Road
The property where much of the filming will take place. Photo: Chas Hundley GREENVILLE – This week and in early April between Strohmayer/Kansas City Road and Highway 47 on Greenville Road, you may see a man bleeding as he walks down the side of the road. An ambulance and police[Read More…]
Cafe 47 to open in Banks on Monday, April 1
John Parker stands in front of Cafe 47. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Trailhead Cafe closed abruptly in January, leaving a cafe-size hole in the dining scene in the city of Banks. Now, a new cafe in the same spot is being opened by restaurateur John Parker and his[Read More…]
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