Following a wind storm that struck the region Christmas night and into the morning of December 26, homes and businesses on Western Oregon Electric Co-op (WOEC) lines stretching from Vernonia to Timber ...

Overnight winds brough trees down on area roads, littering Highways 26 and 6 with debris and taking out power for Portland ...

A project to build a water connection to a new manufactured home near the corner of NW Trellis Way and NW Main Street will ...

The sixth annual Christmas Light Parade, held Dec. 14 in Banks, drew crowds and local businesses, groups, and floats to Main Street. My thanks to our readers for taking and sending in photos to the ...

Here we go again: The city of Banks reopened applications earlier this month for a council seat that will soon be vacated. After appointing Pearcia Bogroff to former Councilor Catherine Sawyer‘s ...

Most Oregonians in 2025 will see residential electricity rates nearly 50% higher than they were just five years ago. The state’s Public Utilities Commission — a three-person governor-appointed group ...