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.
After the heat wave delayed the opening of the Public Coast Farmstand, the Buxton farm will open the blueberry fields Wednesday for U-pick and host more robust weekend events throughout the summer season.
A major project aimed at reopening Timber Road, closed due to a landslide on the Highway 6 side since March 6, may soon begin construction. A contractor is expected to be selected by Friday.
The next CPO 14 meeting will be held Thursday, July 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Jane Moore Community Room at the Banks Public Library. See the full agenda inside.
Friday was the deadline for groups to submit the more than 100,000 petition signatures needed to give voters a chance to approve or reject ballot measures. Only two measures – one that would tax corporations more to give $750 annual payments to all Oregonians and one that would restrict union-bustin
