A volunteer effort to clean up illegal dumping along Hoffman Road north of Buxton begins Saturday, December 10. “We need more volunteers to help,” said Ashlee Bowers, a Buxton resident who’s leading the volunteer effort in coordination with SOLVE and Weyerhaeuser.
The Banks Fire District will host an open house at the district offices in Banks Saturday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The district also hosted a two-day training exercise in Buxton this week.
Completion of a project to replace the 85-year-old bridge over West Fork Dairy Creek just outside Banks city limits has been delayed without a known reopening date, ODOT said Thursday.
Following the 2020 census, political boundaries across the landscape are shifting thanks to redistricting, and Washington County residents have been asked to weigh in on the process of redrawing the four Board of Commissioner Districts that divide the county.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in rural western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times, published June 29, 1922.
With the recall of former Board Chair Mark Schmidlin, the Banks Fire District Board must appoint a new board member to fill the empty spot.
Interested applicants in the district—
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Bieltz, a Beaverton resident, was looking for ways to fill time after being furloughed at his job. With an interest in history, Bieltz, 41, started
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
This story has been updated following receipt of a written report from OSP.
A person was struck by a car on Highway 26 in Buxton, Oregon State Police said, after
Missing since Wednesday, Buxton resident Charles Witham was located safely Thursday, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.
"Thanks to everyone to helped share our message," the
UPDATE: the Washington County Sheriff's Office said that Charles Witham was located safely Thursday evening. Updated story here.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is seeking public
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
