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.
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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.
Owner of Horning’s Hideout is ‘person of interest’ in shooting death of brother
Tuesday’s shooting at Horning’s Hideout resulted in the death of Carl Horning. His brother, Robert Horning is considered a person of interest in the case, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.
Oregon needs more money to fight big wildfires. Who should pay for it?
Two senators aim to boost funding to the state’s firefighting efforts, one funded by the public, the other by timber companies.
States warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance
As winter weather began arriving in mountain passes, the Oregon Department of Transportation issued a warning: The state was running out of money to plow roads and could “no longer maintain the state’s transportation system at the same level as we have in the past.” Drivers would need to anticipate delays and prepare to be stranded in poor weather.
One dead, one person in custody after reported shooting at Horning’s Hideout
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to reports of a shooting at Horning’s Hideout Tuesday morning, and found one deceased person upon their arrival. Another person was taken into custody.