Banks Post

13/11/2025

Say goodbye to the old US Bank sign! A new one is on the way.

13/11/2025

Maps of the Banks High School and a list of "friends and enemies" by two students triggered red flags and prompted home visits by law enforcement in October. Officials deemed it to not be a threat.

Maps of the Banks High School and a list of "friends and enemies" by two students triggered red flags and prompted home visits by law enforcement in October. Officials deemed it to not be a threat.

12/11/2025

For western Oregonians hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora, disappointment awaits. "We do not have clear skies in the forecast," the Portland office of the NWS said.

For western Oregonians hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora, disappointment awaits. "We do not have clear skies in the forecast," the Portland office of the NWS said.

10/11/2025

The Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance benefits to return a portion. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said her state will not comply.

The Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance benefits to return a portion, another unprecedented reversal for a program that helps 42 million people afford groceries. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said her state will not comply.

08/11/2025

Friday night's game in round one of the 2025 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 3A Football State Championship was a victory for the Banks Braves, with a final score of 39 - 8 against the Sutherlin Bulldogs. Banks advances now to the quarterfinals and will play against the Kennedy Trojans at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 14 at Hare Field in Hillsboro.

📸: Banks School District

07/11/2025

We've got: Sewer news, calendar news, and more in this week's newsletter.

We've got: Sewer news, calendar news, and more in this week's newsletter.

07/11/2025

Mountaindale man north of Banks arrested for operating a still; and other news of the day in 1925.

Mountaindale man north of Banks arrested for operating a still; and other news of the day in 1925.

05/11/2025

Renewal levies for the county's library system and the Washington County Sheriff's Office were on track to pass in the initial election results released at 8 p.m.

Renewal levies for the county's library system and the Washington County Sheriff's Office were on track to pass in the initial election results released at 8 p.m.

05/11/2025

The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to declare two separate states of emergency in response to federal actions, one over food insecurity and the other over a sharp increase in ICE activity in the county.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to declare two separate states of emergency in response to federal actions, one over food insecurity and the other over a sharp increase in ICE activity in the county.

04/11/2025

Today is Election Day. To be counted, ballots must be turned in by 8 p.m.

Today is Election Day. To be counted, ballots must be turned in by 8 p.m.

04/11/2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, though benefits could take months to flow to recipients, the department said Monday in a brief to a federal court.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, though benefits could take months to flow to recipients, the department said Monday in a brief to a federal court in Rhode Island.

04/11/2025

The city of Banks said a 12 month project to build a new pump station and a force main (a pressurized sewer pipe) to serve the Aerts Addition development would begin in November.

The city of Banks said a 12 month project to build a new pump station and a force main (a pressurized sewer pipe) to serve the Aerts Addition development would begin in November.