Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per ...

June fire response statistics and wildfire evacuation planning tips are in this month's Banks Fire District report!

"A community isn't just streets, parks, or buildings. It's the people," writes Banks Mayor Marsha Kirk in this month's mayor's message.

What would help Americans 250 years from now understand the Oregon of 2026? For the eight members of Oregon’s congressional delegation who selected the state’s contributions to the semiquincentennial ...

They’re suing the city and county for approving tax breaks for a slate of data centers after the Legislature passed a law pausing the tax program but before that law took effect.

Banks will celebrate the Fourth of July on Saturday, July 4, with an afternoon of free carnival games, a talent show and a pie eating contest at Sunset Park, followed by a night of racing and a ...

In 1976, the Banks Community Library opened in the junior high building, free to every resident, with westerns, mysteries and ...

The year is 1976. Hagg Lake is brand new, and the water is rising. In Forest Grove, Poppio’s is still slinging slices, and over in Banks, the newly remodeled Brown Derby is serving breakfast until 2 a ...

From Congress to the smallest local Precinct Committee Persons in Forest Grove, Banks and Gales Creek, here are the candidates seeking to represent their neighbors in elected and party positions in ...

7 events this week in Banks, including Banks Chamber of Commerce Meeting — Scholarship Celebration, Banks Public Library: Mah Jongg, Bingo, and Rural Ramblers Walking Group.

19 events this week in Banks, including BHS Drama's Romeo and Juliet Western (three performances), Banks Baseball home games vs Rainier, Warrenton, and Valley Catholic, the Friends of the Banks ...