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    Photos: The 78th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull
    Utah

    Photos: The 78th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull

    Fewer people than usual came to Banks for the 78th annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull held last weekend because a thunderstorm forced the cancellation of many activities on Saturday. However, the festival was still sold out when the…

    Posted on Caradoc Wyn
    Firefighting operations underway on two watershed fires near Gales Creek
    Washington

    Firefighting operations underway on two watershed fires near Gales Creek

    Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry will extinguish two wildfires caused by lightning strikes on Sunday, Forest Grove Fire & Rescue said in a late morning update. The plan for Sunday is to cut down up to three trees…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Lightning-triggered wildfire near Soda Springs Road
    Washington

    Lightning-triggered wildfire near Soda Springs Road

    Update, 5:30 p.m.: The fire department has left the scene of the fire because a thunderstorm is approaching, FGF&R said. They promised to return on Sunday morning, when the weather is forecast to be clear. “We are preparing for more…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    The 78th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull has begun
    Utah

    The 78th Annual Banks BBQ Truck & Tractor Pull has begun

    The Banks BBQ began Friday night at Banks’ Sunset Park with the clinking of poker chips and nearly 60 players hoping to win big. While most of the action – including a parade, truck and tractor pulling, combine derby, car…

    Posted on Caradoc Wyn
    Crash of remote-controlled plane sparks small bush fire near Kansas City on Sunday
    Washington

    Crash of remote-controlled plane sparks small bush fire near Kansas City on Sunday

    A remote-controlled aircraft suffered a fiery fate Sunday afternoon when it crashed in a field off Strohmayer Road near the community of Kansas City. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue (FGF&R), fire crews were dispatched to a brush fire…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith

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