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…]
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Detectives seeking tips after body found north of Banks
Jessica Elizabeth Hart. Photo courtesy Washington County Sheriff’s Office A body found north of Banks was reported to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, October 17, and now detectives are seeking tips from the public regarding the person who was found dead. According to an Oct. 22 press release[Read More…]
Seaside resident killed in Sunday Manning crash
Photo from the scene of a fatal crash in Manning on October 17, 2021. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office A Seaside resident was killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision in Manning, Oregon State Police said. According to a preliminary investigation outlined in a press release issued Tuesday by the[Read More…]
Highway 26 closed after fatal crash in Manning
Photo from the scene of a fatal crash in Manning on October 17, 2021. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office Highway 26 is closed in Manning near SW Pihl Road following a fatal crash. A photo shared by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office showed the location to be near the Jim[Read More…]
Obituary: Raymond Roy Trussell
Raymond Roy Trussell 76, a resident of the Manning community passed away on August 3, 2021 at the Marquis Care Home in Forest Grove Ray was born on October 2, 1944 in Hillsboro, OR He was the second of three children born to Eugene W. and Virginia I. (Miller) Trussell.[Read More…]
Sheriff’s Office: Cornelius man arrested on rape charge met victims at ‘Dairy Queen near Manning’
A booking photo of Darby Martin, courtesy WCSO A Cornelius man was arrested on Wednesday on charges of rape in the first degree, sex abuse in the first degree, delivery of a controlled substance, and encouraging child sex abuse. Detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit of the Washington County Sheriff’s[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…]
Pongratz Road to close for three months for bridge, culvert replacement
Geese near Wingham Farms, located just east of the bridge replacement project on Pongratz Road. Photo: Chas Hundley A three month road closure is coming to Pongratz Road between Manning and Buxton this summer, according to plans by Washington County to replace a bridge and a culvert on the gravel[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…]
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