Students in Banks on Main Street Jan. 22. Photo: Chas Hundley With a push by Governor Kate Brown for some students to be back in class, the Banks School District is planning for some form of return to in-person education. Some details remain undecided, in flux or dependent on COVID-19[Read More…]
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School sports calendar shifted back due to COVID-19
Sports fields in Banks on August 5, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Executive Board announced on Monday, Dec. 7 that school sports would be pushed back to start season 2 practices in February. “The OSAA Executive Board was hopeful that the state’s landscape was going[Read More…]
Early results show Banks Fire District voters approve levy, Moore leads in Banks School Board race
A Washington County elections worker prepares to collect ballots in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Early elections results indicate that, should results hold, the Banks Fire District will receive approval from area voters in their ask for continued—and increased—funding through a local option levy. As of 9[Read More…]