As presented to the Banks City Council on December 9, 2025 by Deputy Ryan Pope with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The Banks Post does not write, edit, or alter the contents of the police log.
Former Banks High School teacher Wymon Wayne Smith, 67, pleaded guilty to two sexual abuse counts Wednesday morning and was sentenced to more than six years in prison.
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.
Washington County Auditor Kristine Adams-Wannberg is asking the public for ideas on what county government programs, services, and processes should be audited in 2026.
The Gales Creek Garden Club, established in 1976, is inviting present and former members, members of garden clubs in the western Washington County area, and Gales Creek community members to a celebration to mark their semicentennial.
The year is 1976. Hagg Lake is brand new, and the water is rising. In Forest Grove, Poppio's is still slinging slices, and over in Banks, the newly remodeled Brown Derby is serving breakfast until 2 a.m.
