The Banks NAPA auto parts store on Wednesday, August 5. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks NAPA will be closing and moving their staff and inventory to the Forest Grove NAPA, according to Jason Hennig, General Manager at Sunset Auto Parts, their parent company. The Forest Grove NAPA auto[Read More…]
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Banks School District lays off 13 employees
The Banks Elementary School on August 5, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks School District laid off 13 classified employees on Tuesday, August 4 as the district grapples with a school year that will begin online. In total, the equivalent of 8.4 full time classified positions were eliminated,[Read More…]
Signs, signs, signs
The current city of Banks sign on Highway 6. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – The Banks City Council plans to hold a public hearing August 11 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss a resolution granting an exemption from the city holding a public bidding process in awarding a $56,000 contract to[Read More…]
2020 Banks Citizenship Award nominations open
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…]
Banks School District will begin the school year online
An April 9, 2017 photo of the Banks High School and Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – The Banks School District will begin the school year online on September 8, superintendent Jeff Leo announced Tuesday afternoon. “Countries that have managed to safely reopen school buildings have done so with[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…]
Four open positions in Banks for November election
Banks City Hall. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – The window for citizens who want to file to run for election to the Banks City Council is now open. Three Banks City Council seats are up for grabs on the November 3 ballot and at least one incumbent councilor, Michael Lyda,[Read More…]
Banks Fire District July 2020 Fire Log
The Banks Fire District on July 6, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Banks Fire District July 2020 Fire Log. Photo: BFD
New guidance for school reopening issued; fall sports remain uncertain
An April 9, 2017 photo of the Banks High School and Middle School. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) today updated its Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance for the 2020-21 academic year. Ready Schools, Safe Learners is a program developed by the ODE in conjunction[Read More…]
Banks June 2020 Police Log
A sign noting that Banks is served by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on NW Banks Rd. Photo: Chas Hundley The following is written by deputy Ryan Pope with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the agency that is contracted to provide police services in Banks. *Deputy Frank Ward has returned[Read More…]
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