3+ hour ago  (88+ words) The Banks Post Banks News: Oregon governor declares state of emergency over wildfire threat and more | June 19, 2026 Gov. Kotek declares a statewide wildfire emergency as every Oregon Department of Forestry district enters fire season; plus the Gales Creek Strawberry Festival…...

21+ hour, 20+ min ago  (702+ words) Gov. Tina Kotek joined youth advocates and supporters of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library on Thursday to sign the library program into state law GRESHAM " When her son began receiving free books in the mail at his grandmother's Washington house,…...

21+ hour, 48+ min ago  (193+ words) Banks Chamber awards scholarships to 10 Banks High seniors, plus Leadership shuffle at Banks Middle School " and more around town. Short items from around the area on Thursday, June 18, 2026 " community happenings, quick updates, and notes that didn't make a full story....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (326+ words) While Oregon's first 2026 heatwave is winding down Tuesday, heat and drought are expected to worsen through the summer and will heighten wildfire risks across Oregon, spurring Gov. Tina Kotek to declare a state of emergency. Since March, Kotek has declared…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (432+ words) Every Oregon Department of Forestry district is now in fire season, with northwest Oregon the last to declare June 15, the same morning a Washington County burn ban took effect. Every Oregon Department of Forestry district is now in fire season,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (59+ words) The Banks Post Banks News: Gales Creek Strawberry Festival returns today " and more | June 13, 2026 This week: Inmates train for wildfire season at South Fork Forest Camp, Washington County burn ban to begin June 15, and Gales Creek Strawberry Festival returns June…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (479+ words) All open burning will be prohibited across Washington County starting at 12: 01 a. m. Monday, June 15, under a countywide ban that still allows small cooking and recreational fires. Backyard burning, agricultural burning and all other open burning will be prohibited across Washington County…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (851+ words) More than 100 inmates trained with state forestry instructors in May, putting 12 hand crews on call for wildfires this summer. More than 100 prisoners at the South Fork Forest Camp in the Tillamook State Forest trained with Oregon Department of Forestry instructors…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (558+ words) Fire season begins 12: 01 a. m. Monday, June 15, across northwest Oregon, with all five state forestry districts in the region starting the same day and June 15 now set as the annual start. At 12: 01 a. m. Monday, June 15, fire season will begin on lands protected by…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (42+ words) The Banks Post This Week in Banks " June 49 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....