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Oily rags believed cause of Pumpkin Ridge fire
Thirty-two firefighters from four agencies worked to bring a shed fire near the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course under control Thursday night, authorities said.
Myrmo Medals; Final Field Set for Oregon Mid-Amateur
Eric Myrmo, 59, of Eugene, Ore. shot a 4-under par 68 on the 6,650-yard par-72 layout at the OGA Golf Course to earn medalist honors to advance to the 21st Oregon Mid-Amateur Championship.
Harding Medals at Final Oregon Amateur Qualifier
BANKS, ORE. Gary Harding, 52, of Portland, Ore, shot a 2-under par 35-35 - 70, on the 6,628-yard, par 72 layout at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks, Ore.
Interpretive store opens at Stub Stewart State Park
This is a press release courtesy of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. Stub Stewart State Park has added an interpretive store to its list of visitor amenities.
Sentencing Delayed for Man Who Shot Horse
A 06/09/09 Bend A Sentencing was delayed Tuesday for a Banks, Oregon man found guilty of shooting a horse in the head and leaving it to die in the Sisters Wilderness.
Golfer looking ahead after struggles at state
Stayton's Travis Cary finished six strokes off another top-10 finish at the OSAA Class 4A state golf championships, but the junior is ready to come back and give it another go next year.
Serious Crash Near Forest Grove Halts Traffic for Hours
Salem-News.com - May 26, 2009 - 12:29 am May-25-2009 21:30 Serious Crash Near Forest Grove Halts Traffic for Hours Head on crash injures ten on NW Wilson River Highway west of Forest Grove.
Rural districts ready with curtailed budgets
Gaston School District custodian Mike Hundley gathers up trash inside the high school cafeteria.
Two men face charges after DUI rollover near Roy
A pair of men were injured in a Thursday evening rollover crash near Roy. Police suspect the driver was drinking before the accident.
Jury Selection Finished for Case of a Horse Shot
27 year old Russell Daniel Willeford from Banks, Oregon is on trial for Animal Abuse, Animal Neglect, Theft, and Criminal Mischief all in the first degree.
Deb Dionesotes wants to make sure that no woman goes through what she's gone through.
News Update: Two sentenced in Banks home-invasion robbery, assault
The case: A Portland woman and Molalla man arrested in connection with a violent home-invasion robbery in August near Banks have entered pleas in Washington County Circuit Court.
Americorps member, 23, starts music, writing clubs in Banks
Americorps member Gabe Gartner weeds a garden plot near the Oregon Zoo as part of his Partnership for Student Achievement commitment.
A century of service(s) in Banks
When John and Nancy Banks "sold" two lots to organizers of the Banks Methodist Episcopal Church North on Aug.
Washington County nonprofits forced to inventory property
Washington County's nonprofit organizations are fuming as they scramble to meet a tax requirement that they inventory all their property before April 1. "This is government at its worst," Robert Heiney, pastor of Dayspring Christian Fellowship in Banks, told Washington County commissioners this week.
Metro flexes funding muscle for bikes
Bike boulevard infrastructure, like this bike turn median in Southeast Portland, will get a major funding boost thanks to a Metro committee.
Acting on a dare, suspect called from Jim's Sentry Market, a half-mile from the school
Police arrested a 13-year-old boy last Friday in connection with a Feb. 6 bomb threat that closed Banks Junior High School for a few hours.
Police Make Arrest in Middle School Bomb Scare
The student was placed in the custody of the Washington County Juvenile Department, who later released him to his parents.
Searchers gather in the Gaston Fire Station Saturday shortly after two lost paramedics were found.
Paramedics spend snowy night before rescue
Two Portland-area paramedics learned what it was like to be the rescued instead of the rescuer after their car was trapped in snow overnight on an isolated logging road in rural Washington County.
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