For thousands of Portland General Electric (and West Oregon Electric Co-Op, at least in Timber) customers, high winds meant power outages across the region, some overnight and into Tuesday morning. One BSD bus route was altered due to a downed tree.
Washington County has a new circuit court judge as of last week, following the appointment of Hafez Daraee, replacing retired Judge Beth Roberts, who left the office in September of last year.
An upcoming event hosted by the Banks Public Library will see Anne Berblinger of Gales Meadow Farm joining forces with Forest Grove's Charlene Murdock, of Foodways at Nana Cardoon, for a hands-on class on harvesting and saving heirloom seeds.
A public hearing will be held during the city of Banks regular city council meeting, Tuesday, January 9 some time around 6 p.m. to consider proposed changes to the Banks Transportation System Plan.
In 1924, one Banks-area man—Bennie Lyda— just refused to die after being crushed by a tractor near Banks. This and more in the news clips from one century ago. (No subscription required for this one-Happy New Year!)
Tuesday's shooting at Horning's Hideout resulted in the death of Carl Horning. His brother, Robert Horning is considered a person of interest in the case, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.
As winter weather began arriving in mountain passes, the Oregon Department of Transportation issued a warning: The state was running out of money to plow roads and could “no longer maintain the state’s transportation system at the same level as we have in the past.” Drivers would need to anticipate
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to reports of a shooting at Horning's Hideout Tuesday morning, and found one deceased person upon their arrival. Another person was taken into custody.
Mountain Dew, spike strips, and fentanyl: This is the story of a driver who fled police in Astoria before being stopped with the aid of spike strips and a PIT maneuver in Banks Friday morning.
