Missing since Wednesday, Buxton resident Charles Witham was located safely Thursday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. “Thanks to everyone to helped share our message,” the agency said in a social media post Thursday evening. According to the sheriff’s office, Witham originally went missing around 7 a.m. Wednesday. The sheriff’s[Read More…]
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WCSO seeks help locating missing and endangered man last seen in Buxton
UPDATE: the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that Charles Witham was located safely Thursday evening. Updated story here. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating Charles Witham, 75, who was last seen in Buxton Wednesday morning near NW Fisher Road and Highway 47. According to the[Read More…]
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…]
Parking free at dozens of state parks day after Thanksgiving
Parking will be free at 25 state parks throughout Oregon Friday, November 26, the day after Thanksgiving Day. It’s a tradition the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) said arose recently and has been dubbed “Green Friday,” which OPRD described as a “popularly known” day. That day, at least 25[Read More…]
Pongratz Road expected to reopen Tuesday
Pongratz Road is expected to reopen Tuesday, November 23, the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation said. The road has been largely closed since late summer for two projects, a culvert replacement and a bridge replacement. In an email to the Banks Post, Washington County Department of Land[Read More…]
Inaugural Blueberry Festival draws crowds in Buxton
Selena Flores, 6, picks blueberries at the Public Coast Farm Inaugural Blueberry Festival in Buxton on July 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Buxton’s Public Coast Farm was host to the Inaugural Blueberry Festival on Saturday, July 24, an event that drew crowds to the storied home of the Apple Valley[Read More…]
Blueberry Festival planned for Buxton’s Public Coast Farm this Saturday
The Public Coast Farm in Buxton. Photo Courtesy Public Coast Farm This Saturday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the Public Coast Farm, located in Buxton at the former Apple Valley Airport site at 22330 NW Fisher Road, will host what owner Ryan Snyder says is the inaugural[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…]
People may not legally light fireworks in some areas outside of Banks
A map showing areas protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. Map courtesy ODF Can you legally light fireworks if you live west or north of the city of Banks this year? It depends on where you live. While Forest Grove and other cities have banned fireworks this year to[Read More…]
Salmonberry Trail Foundation sets June 19 trail cleanup, discussion in Buxton
The site of the Salmonberry Trail route near Buxton on April 18, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley The Salmonberry Trail Foundation plans to host a cleanup day on the planned site of the Salmonberry Trail in Buxton and a discussion on race in the outdoors on June 19, coinciding with Oregon’s[Read More…]
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