WAITSBURG—The holiday season is here. Local clubs, organizations, and businesses have been busy with annual food drives- many of which have turned into fund drives to support area food pantries and assistance.

Banner Bank has changed up its annual Holiday Food Drive. Instead of donations of canned goods, the bank is accepting cash donations for the Holiday Fund Drive. Each Banner Bank branch gets to choose a local organization to support during the holiday season, and the Waitsburg location has selected the Waitsburg Resource Center.

“This has been a challenging year for everyone, so t...