Washington County released the results of additional ballots Friday morning, and Banks Fire District Board Chair Mark Schmidlin is likely to lose his seat when the election is certified in May.
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Banks Fire District seeking public assistance in possible plane crash
11:15 p.m. update: Accord to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the search has paused for the evening, but will resume Monday morning. While we have several witnesses who saw what was believed to be a plane spiraling, we do not have any reports of missing aircrafts in the area,” the[Read More…]
Early morning fire near Banks kills dog, injures homeowner
The Banks Fire District #13 headquarters in Banks on March 3, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley One person suffered minor burns and a dog died early Saturday morning in a house fire northwest of Banks. According to Banks Fire District 13 spokesperson Mitch Ward, Banks Fire received the call for a[Read More…]
Former Banks fire chief who cofounded district will be honored Saturday with procession from Roy to Banks
Banks’ Engine 16 will carry the remains of Chief Clarence Sweere. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District will honor former Chief Clarence Sweere on Saturday, August 14 with a procession from St. Francis in Roy to Banks’ Union Point Cemetery to transport the remains of the man who co-founded[Read More…]
ODF crews fight Tillamook Forest wildfire with help of Banks Fire’s Hornshuh Creek Fire Station
An Oregon Department of Forestry helicopter stages at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry What the Oregon Department of Forestry is now calling the Game Hog Creek Fire in the Tillamook State Forest continues to burn at around six acres, though fire crews are[Read More…]
Burn ban enacted due to fire danger
Banks Fire District Engine 16 heads toward the Powerline Fire. Photo: Chas Hundley 11:20 a.m.: This story has been updated with a quote from the Banks Fire District. Beginning at 12 p.m. Wednesday, all burning — backyard debris, agricultural slash and more — in the Banks Fire District, Tualatin Valley[Read More…]
Woman severely injured on Pihl Road in Manning Tuesday night
The helicopter landing pad at Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14 on October 28, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was injured in Manning on Tuesday night near Highway 26 and Pihl Road. The Banks Fire District responded to a trauma call around[Read More…]
Memorial, procession from Forest Grove to Buxton planned for Capt. Mark Hornshuh
Captain Mark Hornshuh. Photo: Courtesy Banks Fire District A funeral procession for Captain Mark Hornshuh, a Manning resident and longtime volunteer with the Banks Fire District will make its way from Forest Grove, through Banks, and on to Buxton on Feb. 20 before reaching Buxton’s Hornshuh Creek Fire Station for[Read More…]
Inside the new Buxton fire station
The front of the building and parking lot at at Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14 on October 28, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Crafted with locally-milled logs on the exterior, the new Hornshuh Creek Fire Station #14, located near Buxton along Highway 26 across from Hornshuh Creek Road, opened this month[Read More…]
Lawsuit alleges Banks fire chief fired employee in retaliation over whistleblower activity
Chief Rodney Linz (right) checks on a volunteer firefighter that sustained minor injuries during a Feb. 1, 2020 training exercise in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on Thursday, September 3 alleges that longtime Banks Fire District 13 employee Linda Hedlund[Read More…]
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