The fourth landslide in less than a year has once again closed Timber Road
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Timber Road down to one lane after landslide
A landslide is blocking part of Timber Road, the third landslide there in less than 12 months.
Timber grapples with water outage
Frozen pipes, power surges lead to loss of water for dozens of homes in Timber.
Former Timber resident earns Eagle
August Sewell, a Banks Troop 581 member, recently celebrated attaining the highest rank in the Scouts BSA program, completing all requirement to earn the Eagle Scout rank.
Timber Road reduced to one lane after landslide
A landslide has blocked one lane of Timber Road north of Strassel Road, Washington County said in a social media post.
Brush fire ‘under control’ near Timber
A three-acre wildfire near Timber is under control, Banks Fire District 13 said.
Timber Road closes between Cochran and Strassel Roads after landslide
One of two main routes into Timber has been cut off following a landslide between Strassel Road and Cochran Road, Washington County Land Use and Transportation said Monday evening. A precise location for the landslide was not immediately disclosed, but the area between the two roads—famously winding and steep—is known[Read More…]
Two vaccine clinics are scheduled for Thursday, March 3 in Buxton and Timber
Two free COVID-19 vaccination clinics are scheduled for Thursday, March 3, with one scheduled from 12 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton, followed by a clinic at the Timber Fire Station in Timber off of Cochran Road from 4:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The[Read More…]
Banks Fire District seeking public assistance in possible plane crash
11:15 p.m. update: Accord to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the search has paused for the evening, but will resume Monday morning. While we have several witnesses who saw what was believed to be a plane spiraling, we do not have any reports of missing aircrafts in the area,” the[Read More…]
Vaccine clinic coming to Timber Friday, August 27
The Timber Fire Station on June 17, 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County’s Mobile Vaccine Team is taking a trek to Timber to offer a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday, August 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Timber Fire Station. The clinic at the fire station (60900 NW Cochran[Read More…]