Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show two incumbents, John Wren and Kevin Henning, winning their uncontested seats on the Banks Fire District board
Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show Leslee Sipp in the lead for Position 1, with incumbents Corissa Mazukiewicz and Ron Frame winning another term for Positions 2 and 4.
The Washington County Elections Division is urging those who wish to vote in Tuesday's special district election to vote by 8 p.m. (and read up on how we're covering the election).
The city of Banks has opened an application process to fill the remainder of a term vacated by the resignation of former Banks City Councilor Don Giannetti.
The city of Banks holds a coloring contest annually to commemorate National Drinking Water Week for youth in Banks, and this year is no different. Here are the winners for 2025.
A 5K, a 10K, a kids' dash — the Brave Run is back Saturday, May 17 in Banks, a decade-long tradition briefly interrupted by the pandemic, and reborn in 2022 as a fundraiser for the Banks High School Parents Association.
On May 20, the final ballots will be cast for the special district elections, with voters selecting candidates to take seats on the Banks Fire District and the Banks School Board. Here's who's running and information on when and where to vote.
Taniguchi-Dennis' resignation follows an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive into the agency's use of luxury resorts for annual business trips to Hawaii.
In a safety class held in April, young drivers from Buxton, Manning, Hillside, and beyond got hands-on with tractors to prepare them for farm work and a hoped-for return of a tractor competition at the Washington County Fair.
