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Washington County News: Voters narrowly approving Banks school bond, re-elect Dick Schouten
Washington County News
May 16Banks School District bond winning by a handful of votes (2012 primary election)
Washington County News
May 16Updates
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Banks School District bond winning by 9 votes in turnaround (2012 primary election)
Washington County News
May 16Though the bond had appeared to be losing, unofficial results released Wednesday now show the measure winning by just 9 votes, 50.31 percent to 49.69 percent. This is the fourth time the school has proposed the bond. »
Washington County News: Voters narrowly approving Banks school bond, re-elect Dick Schouten
Washington County News
May 16Tualatin High and Beaverton's Gigi Stoll win state golf championships; the Beaverton School District Budget Committee suggests asking the city for financial help; and Hillsboro holds off on its baseball proposals. »
Banks School District bond winning by a handful of votes (2012 primary election)
Washington County News
May 16Unofficial results posted early Wednesday showed the bond measure winning by just 9 votes, 50.31 percent to 49.69 percent. This was the fourth time the district had asked voters to approve a bond to save school facilities from further decline. »
Washington County News: Lacey's House in Hillsboro under investigation; Banks students make case to keep mascot
Oregon Local News
Apr 27Beaverton schools brace for cutbacks; the Aloha boy who was burned in a grill explosion is home from the hospital; and volunteers make way for mountain bikes in Stub Stewart State Park. »
Banks student travels to capitol to save school mascot
Washington County News
Apr 27The 15-year-old hopes to convince educators to vote down the resolution banning Native American imagery from school signage. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
2012 ORRC Vernonia Half Marathon - Race Report
Run Oregon
Apr 16Karen Wang shares her bittersweet recap of the 2012 ORRC Vernonia Half Marathon held on Sunday, April 15, on a point-to-point course from Vernonia to Banks. »
Prairie Porn
Portland Mercury
Apr 12Of hardtack and johnnycakes in Wendy McClure's The Wilder Life. by Courtney Ferguson LET'S GET THIS out of the way—when I was little, I had an imaginary friend named Laura. Not so coincidentally, I really, really liked Laura Ingalls. So it's fair to sa... »
Class 4A girls basketball all-state: Sutherlin wing Kelsey Hill voted player of the year
Blog.Oregonlive.com High School Sports
Apr 08Kelsey Hill (20) and her Sutherlin teammates celebrate after beating Banks in the semifinals of the Class 4A tournament. - (Jesse Skoubo/Gazette-Times)Members of Sutherlin’s girls basketball team didn’t know much about Kelsey Hill when she landed on th... »
Cowapa League Basketball All-Stars: Banks lands four on girls all-league team
Blog.Oregonlive.com High School Sports
Mar 19Seniors Abby Hardie and Melissa Masters earn first-team honors for the Braves.... »
2012 Running for Faith 5k/10k preview
Run Oregon
Mar 15Here's a great race for a great cause coming May 5th to the Banks-Vernonia Trail. The funds will go to support the athletic programs at Faith Bible High School, the American Diabetes Association, and the Chris Dudley Foundation. Save $5 and sign up by ... »