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Fire danger rises again
Fire danger on the east side of the Tillamook State Forest was set to high Thursday morning as temperatures rose.
Tillamook Forest Center to shift to fall hours before closing for season
This is the last weekend before the Tillamook Forest Center reduces hours for the fall and then closes in November. Should the center finish the season out this year—and, barring unforeseen catastrophe, there’s no indication that it won’t—it will mark the first full season the center has pulled off since 2019.
Fire danger to be lowered to ‘moderate’ Tuesday
Fire danger in this corner of the state has lowered enough that the Oregon Department of Forestry plans to reduce the fire danger level for public use restrictions to moderate (blue) Tuesday morning in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) region.
Oregon emergency officials look to 2020 wildfires for lessons learned
State report makes recommendations to prepare Oregon for the next disaster, wildfire or otherwise
Photos: 77th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull
Photos and video of this year’s 77th Annual Banks BBQ Truck and Tractor Pull are here – no subscription required!
Banks 77th Annual BBQ gets a custom beer
There’s a new feature at the 77th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull this year: A custom lager made by Forest Grove’s Ridgewalker Brewing.
Highway 26 closed in Manning for crash
Highway 26 is closed in Manning at Sell Road for what the Washington County Sheriff’s Office described as a minor crash.
Third Annual cornhole tournament to benefit Banks Youth Football is Saturday
The cornhole tournament to benefit the Banks Youth Football is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’ll be the third year that the fundraiser has been held during the Banks BBQ, a necessity borne from the COVID-19 pandemic that turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
The 77th Annual Banks BBQ begins Friday
The 77th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull is upon us.
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