The Banks Braves at the 2018 state football championship. Photo: Angela Scorcio BANKS – The Banks Braves varsity football team, the reigning Oregon 4A high school state football champions, carry their undefeated, season-long streak into Friday’s playoff matchup against Marshfield High School (Coos Bay) at 7 p.m. at Banks High[Read More…]
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November events at the Banks Public Library
BANKS – A Banks Public Library approach to garnering new readers continues with many interesting programs on the November calendar, many that occur monthly. For instance, Friday, November 8 at 1:30 p.m. the 2019 Reading Challenge book group, which meets at the library the second Friday of each month presenting[Read More…]
National Weather Service warns of high winds Monday night, Tuesday morning
Power lines on NW Clapshaw Hill Road. photo: Chas Hundley Update, 2:19 p.m. Tuesday Oct 29: The Portland NWS has extended the wind advisory to 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. “Most frequent gusts up to 45 mph will occur in the east Metro nearer the Gorge, but can’t rule out periodic[Read More…]
Free art tour will feature 64 artists and their studios throughout Washington County
Mad Moisan Studio in Gales Creek at the 2017 Open Studios Tour. Photo: Sharon Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Dozens of local artists throughout Washington County — including six from the Gales Creek and Banks areas — will open their studio doors to visitors on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and[Read More…]
Banks September 2019 police log
A Washington County Sheriff’s Office car at Banks City Hall. Photo: Chas Hundley The following police log entries are written by Banks deputies contracted from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Welfare Check: NW Oak Way, One subject was arrested on a Police Officer Hold and transported by ambulance to the[Read More…]
The final Frontier: Frontier Communications is selling Oregon, other northwest customers
A Frontier Communications vehicle in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley CONNECTICUT – Frontier Communications is washing its hands of their customers in Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho. In a move announced on May 29, 2019, the Norwalk, Connecticut based publicly traded telecom company (NASDAQ: FTR) announced it would offload their[Read More…]
Bus route linking Banks and Vernonia expands to 5 days a week
The sun rises as a Columbia Co. Rider rolls into the bus stop on APril 15, 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Vernonia Route 6, opened this April as a three-day-a-week service between Banks, Vernonia and Hillsboro, has just expanded to five days a week, according to Todd Wood, Transit[Read More…]
Book sale, Yoga, dogs and more coming to Banks Public Library
The 2018 Banks Public Library book sale. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Much is happening at the Banks Public Library in October, stretching from yoga lessons to building confidence by reading to a nonjudgmental audience, Marlena the dog. Coming up immediately is the Friends of the Banks Library fall book[Read More…]
Banks Fire wins $25,000 grant for AEDs and training
Banks Fire District #13. Photo: Brenda Schaffer BANKS – After a long wait, the Banks Fire District has confirmed they were among 40 agencies and nonprofits to win a $25,000 nationwide grant offered by State Farm Insurance called Neighborhood Assist. The district plans to purchase 20 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)[Read More…]
This week in Banks sports: Football, volleyball, cross country and more (Sept. 30 – Oct. 6)
The Banks Braves Logo. Photo: BSD Banks – The fall sports season is upon us, and along with a host of other school activities in Banks and Roy, we’re committed to covering all the sports happenings of our students and athletes in the region. Got a photo, sports news tip,[Read More…]
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