As presented to the Banks City Council on December 9, 2025 by Deputy Ryan Pope with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

Bids went out in 1925 for work and materials for a three-room schoolhouse in Timber to replace a previous building destroyed ...

A downed tree has knocked out power for 267 Portland General Electric customers near Banks, according to the PGE outage map.

Heavy rain could cause flooding and landslides, and high winds could add to the morass by toppling rain-soaked trees into ...

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Sunset Park officials are "cautiously optimistic" about the next steps to safeguard the nonprofit private park's future after getting hit with a massive tax bill this month and running into other ...

1925: Moonshiners roamed the hills outside Forest Grove. Oil in Buxton. Now-lost silent films played at the Star Theater. Step into Forest Grove and Banks-area history from the lens of newspaper ...

As Oregon lawmakers stare down a deficit of at least $373 million over the next two years they asked all state agencies to create lists of ways to cut 5% of their legislatively approved budgets.

Braves take on Kennedy, girls cross-country makes history, police log, and more in this week's newsletter.

The girls cross-country team made Banks High School history on Nov. 8, winning their first team championship in school history. The Braves defeated top-ranked Enterprise, winning the 16-team meet held ...

Oregon Department of Transportation Director Kris Strickler plans to retire Jan. 2, saying it is time for a new chapter within the agency now that the state has figured out how to fill its massive ...

1925: Moonshiners roamed the hills outside Forest Grove. Oil in Buxton. Now-lost silent films played at the Star Theater. Step into Forest Grove and Banks-area history from the lens of newspaper ...