Live in Buxton, Timber, Manning, Roy, Mountaindale or elsewhere outside of city limits, qualify for SNAP benefits, and pay for garbage and recycle service directly? You may qualify for 75% off your garbage bill.
August Sewell, a Banks Troop 581 member, recently celebrated attaining the highest rank in the Scouts BSA program, completing all requirement to earn the Eagle Scout rank.
More than 40% of Oregon adults say the state’s forests are overlogged, but most also believe that harvesting timber is part of maintaining healthy forests, according to a recent survey.
In Washington County, constituents will have an opportunity to see, hear from, and ask questions of Oregon's senior Senator Thursday, January 12, starting at 2 pm at the Conestoga Recreation Center, located in Beaverton at 9985 SW 125th Ave.
Rep. Julie Fahey, D-Eugene and the House majority leader, recently met with White House officials and more than dozen lawmakers from other states to discuss a housing crisis that exists across the nation but is felt most acutely on the West Coast.
Highway 6 is closed one mile west of the Highway 47 interchange following a crash, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation's tripcheck.com.
As Oregon gears up for a legislative session in two weeks, several local legislators will be sworn in January 9. Find out who's representing your interests in Salem.
Every year, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department joins a nationwide initiative called “First Day Hikes” on New Year’s Day. This year, Stub Stewart State Park is one of 20 state parks with free hikes led by rangers or volunteers.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office recently marked the retirement of Sgt. Jeremy Braun, who spent nearly 19 years with the office before ending his career in January. Braun, raised in Banks, was seriously injured in a shootout near Hagg Lake in 2019.
Washington County said it would activate its Severe Weather Shelters in Hillsboro and Beaverton in the face of life-threatening cold temperatures expected to grip the region. The facilities will each open Wednesday, December 21 at 4 p.m. until at least Saturday, December 24 at 12 p.m.
Nearly $3 million in revenue generated from timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest in 2022 went to local districts in Banks and surrounding areas in fiscal year 2022, according to data from Washington County.
