1926: A dream of a highway connecting Forest Grove to Tillamook continued. Dilley and Gales Creek feuded over flowers. Bacona, north of Buxton, still had a post office. Step into Forest Grove and Banks-area history from the lens of newspaper archives of the day.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation tradition of offering a free guided hike to ring in the new year at Stub Stewart and other state parks continues, though parking on that day is no longer free.
Banks, Manning, Timber, Buxton and beyond faced power outages that could stretch into tomorrow, PGE warned, while West Oregon had no estimate for the return of electricity in their territory.
The Banks Fire District will tighten their checks and balances around which cars they demolish for training after inadvertently damaging a car parked at their station in Buxton that hadn't been donated for destruction.
Public Coast Farm recently opened their annual summer farmstand, allowing visitors “direct access to the farm's bountiful blueberries, produce and other goods,” while supporting a charitable cause.
Banks Fire District Defensible Space Coordinator Capt. Scott Arlin will host the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Washington County Emergency Management, and federal agencies Thursday, June 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton.
A vehicle fire was quickly extinguished, with no injuries, in the Bacona community north of Buxton Sunday afternoon, according to the Banks Fire District.
Homes and businesses north of Banks in the Buxton and Manning areas lost power Tuesday night, according to West Oregon Electric Co-op and Portland General Electric.
The Banks Fire District responded to an injured cyclist on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail Wednesday afternoon, ultimately using Life Flight Network to take the injured cyclist to a Portland hospital.
The next Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) meeting will be held Thursday, May 16 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station on Highway 26.
Highway 47 is closed due to a jackknifed semi truck which spilled lumber across the highway about two miles north of the Highway 47 and 26 junction (Staley's Junction).
