1926: A dream of a highway connecting Forest Grove to Tillamook continued. Dilley and Gales Creek feuded over flowers. Bacona, north of Buxton, still had a post office. Step into Forest Grove and Banks-area history from the lens of newspaper archives of the day.
From a bridge replacement to a roundabout to new light poles, here are just a few of the things that you'll complain about in 2026 in Banks and Manning.
Wymon Smith, a former Banks High School teacher arrested twice in 2025 on sex abuse charges, is expected in court Jan. 13 for a plea and sentencing hearing.
Members of the Banks Chamber of Commerce receive a tour at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton from Chief Rodney Linz on August 5, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
Banks Fire District Brush Rig 13. Photo: Banks Fire District
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Washington County resources
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Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus
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Firefighters from local agencies, including Banks, at a training burn in Gales Creek on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
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