The mill starts up again near Glenwood, prune trees are dedicated in Hillside, and the coming and goings of regular folks in Banks, Buxton, and Gales Creek in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
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Fire hydrant flushing begins Friday in Banks
Discolored water starting Friday is no cause for alarm, the city said in a statement warning residents of upcoming maintenance to the city’s water system and fire hydrants.
House passes bill to allow Oregonians to pump their own gas
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars, under a bill the state House overwhelmingly approved Monday.
Banks February 2023 Police Log
A bike theft thwarted, shenanigans in the Main Steet Pizza bathroom and more in the February police log.
Banks Wrestling places fourth at state with two state champs
The Banks Wrestling team took home the 4th place team trophy and two state titles from the 3A state tournament Feb. 23.
Lady Braves win first state title in school history
The Banks High School girls varsity basketball team defeated Corbett 47 to 38 Saturday March 4 to become 3A OSAA state champions for the first time in school history.
Have your say on local ODOT projects in the coming years
An electric charging station somewhere between Seaside and Mountaindale, perhaps in Manning or Buxton.
New guardrails in Glenwood and Gales Creek.
Better lighting and (another) new crosswalk in Banks.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County March 15, 1923
The ugliest man in Gales Creek, 120 acres—and 200 chickens—near Banks goes up for sale and a party in Hayward. This and more in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History, chronicling 1923 in Gales Creek, Banks, and beyond.
Oregon will lift health care mask mandate on April 3
The change comes in response to improvements in hospitalization rates for respiratory infections and positive COVID-19 tests
Salmonberry Trail planning moves forward at meeting in Buxton
Agency heads, representatives of local governments, interested neighbors, and board members of the Salmonberry Trail Foundation met in Buxton Thursday, Feb. 16 for a Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) meeting, the first of 2023.
