Image of the project courtesy Washington County LUT The most complex intersection in Banks, located at the north end of town, has been eyed for a redesign for years — an open house was held in Banks in December of 2017 to explore three design options — and plans are[Read More…]
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All Tillamook, Clatsop State Forest campgrounds reopening by Memorial Day weekend
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Banks Post The Oregon Department of Forestry has announced that all campgrounds in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests will have reopened by Memorial Day weekend, with the last few stragglers opening Thursday, May 27. Joining campgrounds opened[Read More…]
Board of Forestry to vote on interim state forester candidate May 27
Peter Daugherty (center) during a Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting on August 4, 2017 in Grand Ronde. Photo: Chas Hundley The search for an interim state forester continues, with a vote on a candidate coming on Thursday, May 27 at a special meeting called for that purpose. Among other duties,[Read More…]
State hopes cash and scholarship prizes in lottery for the vaccinated will bring more shots in arms
File photo: Chas Hundley The state of Oregon is betting that a new lottery game — with cash prizes of up to $1 million — for those who’ve been vaccinated will pay off for the state’s slowing vaccination rates. The Oregon Lottery Commission met Friday morning and approved a new[Read More…]
Search continues for Ralph Brown, missing from Cornelius since Sunday
Ralph Brown. Photo courtesy WCSO Ralph Brown was last seen leaving his Cornelius home on Sunday, May 16 in a 2014 Blue Nissan Sentra. Brown, 76, hasn’t been seen since, launching a search that has spanned at least two counties as deputies seek Brown, who, according to his family, has[Read More…]
Oregon Senate Bill 868 would strip Board of Forestry of power to appoint state forester
Peter Daugherty (center) during a Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting on August 4, 2017 in Grand Ronde. Photo: Chas Hundley A bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on Wednesday, May 19 by a bipartisan group of senators would strip the Oregon Board of Forestry of their statutory power to appoint[Read More…]
Tuesday night’s election winners in Banks, according to unofficial results
The official ballot drop site in Banks in 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Tuesday night’s election ended at 8 p.m. with 91,150 Washington County residents casting a ballot, or 23.69% of registered voters. Statewide, that percentage was 25.73%, according to the Oregon Secretary of State website. Voters in the Banks area[Read More…]
Oregon Board of Forestry to seek new State Forester following Peter Daugherty’s resignation
Peter Daugherty (center) during a Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting on August 4, 2017 in Grand Ronde. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet Thursday, May 20 to discuss the appointment of an interim State Forester and a recruitment process to select a permanent replacement for State[Read More…]
Early results for Banks School Board, Banks Fire Board, TVF&R Board, PCC Zone 7 elections
A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley The May 18, 2021 special districts election ended at 8 p.m., and the first wave of early results are in. Results will continue to roll in as ballots are counted, and can be found on the Oregon[Read More…]
Washington County will drop to ‘Lower Risk’ level on Friday, May 21
File photo: Chas Hundley Washington County will move from the “High Risk” to the “Lower Risk” status on Friday, May 21 after meeting a 65% first-dose vaccination rate for those ages 16 and up, Governor Kate Brown announced after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington County is among five counties that[Read More…]