With the recall of former Board Chair Mark Schmidlin, the Banks Fire District Board must appoint a new board member to fill the empty spot. Interested applicants in the district—Banks, Timber, Buxton, Manning, Hayward and vicinity—have until June 24 at 5 p.m.to put in an application. If the board doesn’t[Read More…]
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden raises concerns over shortage of firefighters, federal spending on fire prevention
Oregon faces a shortage of wildland firefighters that could be “a recipe for trouble,” according to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. Wyden wrote to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently with concerns that their agencies weren’t prepared to handle another catastrophic fire season such[Read More…]
City, Banks Fire, school district, businesses plan for natural disasters
The city of Banks, the Banks Fire District, the Banks School District, and private industry in town have come together to create an emergency preparedness plan for the city.
Youtube channel documents local cemeteries, history
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Bieltz, a Beaverton resident, was looking for ways to fill time after being furloughed at his job. With an interest in history, Bieltz, 41, started visiting Oregon’s pioneer cemeteries with a camera and began uploading videos to Youtube. “I knew I liked history, and I[Read More…]
Watch the Banks High School graduation live online
For those who can’t make tonight’s Banks High School graduation ceremony, a livestream on the district’s Braves Youtube channel will host the event starting at 7 p.m., and will be available to watch again after the stream ends. “Thank you BHS FAD students for providing this service for our families[Read More…]
Banks School District to host community forum with two superintendent finalists
The Banks School District will host a 45 minute forum on Monday, June 6 with the two finalists for the superintendent position that opened after current superintendent Jeff Leo announced his resignation earlier this year. Leo told the Banks Post he plans to return to a teaching position. According to[Read More…]
Third person in two months dies at Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office disclosed Thursday evening that a 51-year-old man had died Wednesday evening at the Washington County Jail. According to the sheriff’s office, the man, who was not named, died around 9:36 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 in the holding area at the jail, located in Hillsboro. He[Read More…]
Brush up now on wildfire evacuation levels
It’s been a wet spring in this region, but with summer weather on the way, fire danger will soon rise. For those who live in and at the edge of wilderness areas, now is the time to brush up on evacuation procedures, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said. [Read More…]
New limits coming for Chinook fishing over historically low numbers
Due to years of drought and poor ocean conditions, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will restrict fishing for wild Chinook salmon in parts of the state from late summer through the end of the year. Numbers of wild Chinook in several coastal tributaries are forecast to be at[Read More…]
Free Fishing Weekend returns June 4 and 5
Free Fishing Weekend will return to Oregon on June 4 and 5, this Saturday and Sunday, the second of three such “Free Fishing Weekends” to be held in 2022. On those days, fishing, crabbing, and clamming is free to all residents and non-residents, meaning no fishing licenses or tags, including[Read More…]
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