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ODOT reminds campaigns to keep political signs out of state highway rights of way
Just over one month remains until the November 8 General Election, and in a sure sign of the election season, the Oregon Department of Transportation is again reminding campaigners to keep their signs out of the right of way.
Washington County unveils new website
Washington County’s government has a new website, unveiled officially to the public Monday.
Oregon governor candidates debate education, housing, abortion in Bend
Tina Kotek, Betsy Johnson and Christine Drazan sparred before an audience of college students at OSU-Cascades Tuesday evening.
Deadline for Citizenship Award nominations is Sept. 30
The city of Banks is accepting nominations for the 2022 Banks Citizenship Award with a deadline of September 30.
Fire danger drops to ‘moderate’ as fall rains begin
Rain has finally doused the region, and fire danger in Oregon Department of Forestry-protected lands in and around the Tillamook Forest is now listed at “moderate” as of Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean the risk is gone.
Oregon State Police seek public help after bull elk killed just outside Vernonia
The Oregon State Police are seeking public help in finding the killer—or killers— of a bull elk shot with a rifle on private property just outside of Vernonia last week.
Brush fire ‘under control’ near Timber
A three-acre wildfire near Timber is under control, Banks Fire District 13 said.
Oregon needs thousands of construction, government workers to close housing gap
Oregon’s housing shortage is worse today than it was before the start of the Covid pandemic, a state economist told lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing to discuss ways of easing the statewide crunch.
ODOT: Highway 47 reopening delayed due to utility lines
Completion of a project to replace the 85-year-old bridge over West Fork Dairy Creek just outside Banks city limits has been delayed without a known reopening date, ODOT said Thursday.
