Former Banks High School teacher sentenced, Highway 6 fully open and more in this week's newsletter.

As presented to the Banks City Council on January, 13, 2026 by Deputy Frank Ward with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

This month's fire log includes a breakdown of the total calls from last year and a reminder about an upcoming blood drive.

Highway 6 is back to two lanes after nearly a month of emergency repairs following December's landslide and sunken grade.

A 90-year-old legal opinion could jeopardize Gov. Tina Kotek’s desire to repeal House Bill 3991, the controversial Oregon ...

Emergency repairs at the milepost 35 sunken grade continue on Highway 6, and this month, travelers can expect more delays as ...

A town hall for Washington County residents to meet with Oregon's junior Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will be held in Beaverton ...

Former Banks High School teacher Wymon Wayne Smith, 67, pleaded guilty to two sexual abuse counts Wednesday morning and was ...

Balm Grove sold, a 1926 map of Washington County, a 10-year fishing ban announced, a man falls off a train near Timber and ...

Former Banks High School teacher in court, Highway 6 emergency, 2026 roadwork in Banks and more in this week's newsletter.

A dream of a highway connecting Forest Grove to Tillamook continued. Dilley and Gales Creek feuded over flowers. Bacona, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s census data shows a 10% decline— about a million acres—in land used to grow crops in ...