Recalls, resignations, elections and open positions mean that local governments are trying to fill a number of open spots, including seats on the city council, the fire board, and several boards and commissions. Elections for four city positions will be held in November The city of Banks has begun to[Read More…]
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City seeks applicants to fill vacant Banks City Council seat
The city of Banks announced it is accepting applications for citizens interested in becoming a city councilor.
Here are the candidates running for office in the May special district election
A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley The filing window is now closed for the May 18 special district elections, and it’s a competitive field this time around. Here are the candidates running for local office in the Banks area and surrounding communities. Six candidates[Read More…]
City council adopts work plan, extends development moratorium
Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer The Banks city council voted to extend the city’s development moratorium, adopted a work plan for the 2021- 2022 fiscal year, and adopted a number of more routine items at the city council meeting held March 9. The city of Banks development moratorium will[Read More…]
Oregonian dies from COVID-19
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Credit: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. SALEM –[Read More…]
January events at the Banks Public Library
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – A Banks Public Library approach to garnering new readers continues with many interesting programs on the January 2020 calendar, many that occur monthly. The library will close at 5 p.m. on December 31, and will be closed all day on January[Read More…]
December events at the Banks Public Library
The Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – A Banks Public Library approach to garnering new readers continues with many interesting programs on the December calendar, many that occur monthly. Read to the Dog! Returns on the first and third Tuesday of each month (December 3 and 17) from[Read More…]
Oregon Department of Transportation names Paul Mather to Interim Deputy Director
Photo: ODOT SALEM – The Oregon Transportation Commission named retired Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Highway Division Administrator Paul Mather as ODOT Interim Deputy Director at a special meeting of the Commission in Salem. His tenure began Monday, July 1. The Oregon Transportation Commission is the governing board of the[Read More…]
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