Otto, a Dilley-area resident, took his oath, but Hammond, a Gales Creek resident, was unexpectedly absent. He’d joined a task ...

In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and ...

Banks' Independence Day celebrations, from a free event held on the grounds of Sunset Park, races at Sunset Speedway to ...

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging Oregonians to be vigilant in the face of a National Terrorism ...

At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the ...

Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire Protection District joined Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and other county agencies to head to the ...

The Washington County Elections Division released the certified election results from the May 20 special district election Tuesday, including precinct-level data on the election that saw just one ...

A fast growing wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge is being fought with the aid of local firefighters out of Gaston and Banks. According to the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM), the Rowena Fire, ...

Banks Post Weekly Newsletter | June 12, 2025 Volume 1, issue #6 Good afternoon Banks Post readers! Here’s the big internal news: It’s still a bit rough, and we’re still working the kinks out, but ...

The Banks Historical Society launched a campaign they have dubbed the “Save the Historic Banks Union High School,” joining an informal effort by local and county residents who hope to stop the planned ...

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici will host a Washington County Town Hall Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. at the Raymond Arthur Brown Middle School gym in Hillsboro. According to a press release issued by ...