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

"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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Banks Fire Department 13 and the Gaston Rural Fire Protection District are among 180 fire agencies across Oregon awarded 2026 Wildfire Season Staffing Grants by the Oregon State Fire Marshal. The ...

Legendary Oregon journalist, author and teacher Grant McOmie died Thursday after a brief illness, KGW said. The longtime host of Grant’s Getaways was known across the state, and had close ties to the ...