Local Joy Coffee & Wine opened for business in Banks in June, bringing to life owners Josh and Christina Shroyer's vision of a 'third place' in downtown Banks for the morning coffee crowd, and the evening customer who wants to linger over a glass of local wine, too.
For our Mountaindale community readers: Starting now, the Banks Post is adding CPO 8 to our free Community Participation Organization public meeting notices. We now publish notices for CPO 14, 13, and 8.
Ivan Gall is taking over the Oregon Water Resources Department at a time when the state’s water supply is lower than ever and demand has never been higher.
A Red Flag Warning issued Tuesday afternoon will be effective starting 5 p.m. Tuesday and extending through 8 a.m. Wednesday due to a chance of thunderstorms in much of Oregon east of the Coast Range.
The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of the Willamette Valley and Portland area over concerns of a possible thunderstorm starting Tuesday afternoon.
Three Banks firefighters left Monday morning as part of a joint task force of Washington and Clackamas County fire agencies responding to the Falls Fire near Burns.
Tom's Berry Festival, an annual growing tradition at Tom's Berry Patch just outside of Banks, will be held Saturday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Barrel rides, a pie eating contest, vendors, discounted U-pick and more are planned.
A statewide “wildfire risk map” that drew the ire of many Oregonians will return in several weeks with few changes but with a new name following a yearlong makeover.
A wildfire in central Oregon's Wasco county has prompted a response from state, federal, and local agencies, and is now drawing firefighters from around the state, including Banks Fire District, to help stop the flames.
The heat wave may be ending, but wildfire danger in northwest Oregon is increasing, prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry to move much of the region they protect in northwest Oregon to "high" fire danger starting Wednesday morning.
