Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – The City of Banks now is accepting nominations for the 2020 Banks Citizenship Award. The city’s announcement that nominations are being accepted says citizens and residents of Banks and the surrounding area who meet one or more of the following criteria are[Read More…]
Chas Hundley
ODF: Fire danger moved to ‘High’ in Washington County
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Fire danger in much of the western Oregon counties in Oregon Department of Forestry-protected lands has been shifted to ‘high’ as of today, ODF announced in[Read More…]
Schools will remain shuttered if COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Gov Brown says
The Banks Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon school reopening in most cases will be tied directly to COVID-19 case numbers and metrics in Oregon and in each county a school district resides in. Shortly after, the Banks School District announced that school[Read More…]
Child lost and found at Stub Stewart State Park
Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office BUXTON – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says a 9-year-old boy who went missing while camping with his family at Stub Stewart State Park was quickly located with the help of a K9 tracking team Thursday night. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a boy named[Read More…]
Governor Brown expands face mask requirements to children
A face mask. File photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – As Oregon’s COVID-19 cases continue to climb, Governor Kate Brown announced that, beginning Friday, July 24, children five and older will be required to wear face coverings when at indoor public spaces, and at outdoor gatherings where social distancing is impossible.[Read More…]
Portion of Banks Vernonia State Trail to close for repairs
The area of the Banks Vernonia State Trail that is undergoing repairs. Photo: OPRD COLUMBIA COUNTY – A 2 ½ mile stretch of the Banks Vernonia State Trail is closed for repairs beginning Monday, July 20 between the Beaver Creek Trailhead and McDonald Road. According to the Oregon Parks and[Read More…]
Fire, power outage caused by downed power line near Tophill
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…]
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…]
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