Two councilors announced their resignations, one effective immediately, and one effective at the end of the year during Tuesday night's city council meeting.
Banks will soon be a two-stoplight town, and an open house for the project at Main Street/Cedar Canyon/Banks Road that will double the number of traffic signals in the city will be held Thursday, November 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Banks Fire District offices.
In Banks, voters ousted the incumbent mayor. At the presidential level, Oregon voters were in the minority, granting eight electoral votes to Kamala Harris, who ceded the election to former President Donald Trump Wednesday.
The race for House District 31 may yield a western Washington County resident representing Gales Creek and Banks constituents in Oregon's House of Representatives for the first time in years if Buxton-area resident Darcey Edwards significant lead holds.
In the only contested race for a city council seat, incumbent Marilyn McCalister is on track to win over challenger Debra L Berry with more than 66% of the vote in early results. Two incumbents running unopposed will keep their seats.
Initial results for the most closely-watched race in Banks are in, and current City Councilor Marsha Kirk took a large early lead with more than 54% of the vote.
The city of Banks will close half the city to outside traffic on Halloween, according to the city, a move made at the request of local residents in the Arbor Village development, the city said.
Saved from destruction before the Wilkes House was demolished in July, employees of Five Star Builders, hired by the property owners to demolish the house, found two antique "fire extinguishers," though not the modern type we picture today.
The Friends of the Banks Public Library will hold a book sale in the Banks Public Library’s Jane Moore Community Room starting Thursday Oct. 24 to Saturday, Oct. 26 and Monday, Oct. 28, skipping Sunday when the library is closed.
Statistics from the Banks Fire District for calls made in September. (Editor's note: My apologies; this was published in print earlier this month and I apparently did not hit the "publish" button on our website, so it is late)
