A crash between Buxton and Vernonia has caused the closure of Highway 47, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday afternoon. Located north of the entrance to Stub Stewart State Park, a photo shared by the law enforcement agency showed a vehicle flipped upside down in the northbound lane as[Read More…]
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Dirt bike driver dies after striking deer north of Stub Stewart State Park
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a dirt bike driver killed in a crash on Highway 47 on Sunday, June 13. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office A man died Sunday morning after striking a deer while riding his dirt bike north of Stub Stewart State Park on Highway 47.[Read More…]
Highway 47 traffic camera goes live at Stub Stewart State Park entrance
The traffic camera at the entrance to Stub Stewart State Park entrance. Photo: ODOT A traffic camera initially expected to go live in April has been activated as of Wednesday, May 26 on Highway 47, facing south with a view of the entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. Live just[Read More…]
Highway 47 will gain two traffic cameras near Stub Stewart State Park
The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. Photo: Chas Hundley Two traffic cameras are expected to go live near Stub Stewart State Park sometime in March or April, a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Transportation said. “Most major electrical work has been completed,” said Lou Torres, a public information[Read More…]
Fire, power outage caused by downed power line near Tophill
The entrance to Stub Stewart State Park. The fire is north of the park. Photo: Chas Hundley TOPHILL – Emergency crews are on scene at a small, smoldering brush fire on Hoffman Road east of Highway 47, according to the Banks Fire District. The fire is believed to have been[Read More…]
Mobile home, pole barn destroyed in Buxton-area fire
Photo from the scene courtesy Mitch Ward, Banks Fire District PIO TOPHILL – A fire destroyed a mobile home and the pole barn sheltering it just north of Stub Stewart State Park on Highway 47 Tuesday night. According to Banks Fire District 13 spokesperson Mitch Ward, the mobile home was[Read More…]
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