“We understand that early releases can be an inconvenience, but the safety of our students and staff is our top priority,” the Banks School District said in a notice announcing a three hour early release for Friday. “We encourage everyone to plan accordingly and make the necessary arrangements.”
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Power’s out in Banks, school will release at regular time Thursday
In Banks and North Plains and the rural areas surrounding them, close to 3,500 customers were without power. The Banks School District said that all power was out, which was also affecting phone and internet service.
“All schools will dismiss at the regular time,” the district said.
City officials react to closure of Hampton Lumber sawmill
Just hours after Hampton Lumber announced the closure of their Banks sawmill, the Banks City Council met for a regularly scheduled city council meeting. The topic soon turned to the sawmill’s closure.
Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting set for January 18 in Buxton
The governing body that is responsible for the development of the Salmonberry Trail plans to meet in Buxton January 18 for a regular business meeting.
Every highway in the greater Banks region has crashes, cars sliding due to snow
Every highway in this newspaper’s territory—that’s 6, 26, and 47—had a disabled vehicle or a crash when the map was checked at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s tripcheck.com.
Hampton Lumber’s sawmill in Banks closed ‘indefinitely’
Hampton Lumber’s sawmill in Banks is closed “indefinitely,” the company said in a press release issued Tuesday afternoon. The mill employed 58 people.
Power out, road debris, high winds, and bus routes changes
For thousands of Portland General Electric (and West Oregon Electric Co-Op, at least in Timber) customers, high winds meant power outages across the region, some overnight and into Tuesday morning. One BSD bus route was altered due to a downed tree.
Washington County has a new circuit court judge
Washington County has a new circuit court judge as of last week, following the appointment of Hafez Daraee, replacing retired Judge Beth Roberts, who left the office in September of last year.
Learn about heirloom seeds from Gales Creek, Forest Grove farmers
An upcoming event hosted by the Banks Public Library will see Anne Berblinger of Gales Meadow Farm joining forces with Forest Grove’s Charlene Murdock, of Foodways at Nana Cardoon, for a hands-on class on harvesting and saving heirloom seeds.
City eyes changes to transportation plan
A public hearing will be held during the city of Banks regular city council meeting, Tuesday, January 9 some time around 6 p.m. to consider proposed changes to the Banks Transportation System Plan.
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