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Banks Fire District May 2023 Fire Log
May statistics and a message from the Banks Fire District in this month’s fire log.
Fire districts throughout Washington County ban most outdoor burning
Following the start of fire season in ODF lands, the rest of the county has also taken steps to limit most outdoor burning.
Banks May 2023 Police Log
Youths engaging in “nefarious activities,” speeding complaints, and more round out the May Banks police log.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 14, 1923
Pox sweeps through the lower Gales Creek Valley and it’s strawberry season in Hayward: This and much more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
Fire season begins in ODF-protected lands in this part of state
Fire season began Wednesday morning in this part of Oregon. Try not to burn the forest down this year.
Washington County isn’t certain part of Harrington Road is legally a county road
Have you ever lost important paperwork? Despite 150 years of maintenance, Washington County can’t locate proof that about 3/4 of a mile of Harrington Road east of Roy is, in fact, a county road.
Man known for excavator chase near Buxton gets stuck in ravine
Remember last year’s excavator chase near Buxton? Well, the same guy was arrested yesterday after leading police on another chase, on foot, this time into a ravine.
Glider makes emergency landing in Verboort field
A glider launched out of the North Plains Gliderport made an emergency landing in a Verboort-area field Saturday afternoon. The pilot was uninjured.
Federal prosecutors investigating Fagan, La Mota owners
Federal prosecutors are seeking a wide range of records related to former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and the marijuana moonlighting that cost Fagan her political career.