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An unwanted visitor at the Banks High School, a vehicle theft and more in a report on phone calls made by Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies serving the city of Banks.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times and the Hillsboro Argus
More than three hundred Portland General Electric customers near Banks were without power Wednesday morning after a tree fell on a utility line, PGE said.
Homes and businesses north of Banks in the Buxton and Manning areas lost power Tuesday night, according to West Oregon Electric Co-op and Portland General Electric.
Two councilors announced their resignations, one effective immediately, and one effective at the end of the year during Tuesday night's city council meeting.
A one-day resource and connection fair for Washington County veterans will be held in Hillsboro Friday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the docket: help with housing, employment, health care, COVID-19 and flu shots, haircuts, clothing, pet food, legal help, and advocates for state and federal bene
Banks will soon be a two-stoplight town, and an open house for the project at Main Street/Cedar Canyon/Banks Road that will double the number of traffic signals in the city will be held Thursday, November 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Banks Fire District offices.
A century ago: The Banks chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America (called a camp in 1924) gave a masquerade ball. That and more in this week's dispatches from history.
In Banks, voters ousted the incumbent mayor. At the presidential level, Oregon voters were in the minority, granting eight electoral votes to Kamala Harris, who ceded the election to former President Donald Trump Wednesday.
