A century ago: The namesake of the community of Roy dies, and a man is arrested for a Manning chicken theft. This and more in the news of 1924.
Chas Hundley
It’s time to remove your studded tires
ODOT says it’s time to lose the studded tires – or face a $165 fine after March 31.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County March 27, 1924
A private fish hatchery near Mountaindale provides 5,000 trout to a Gales Creek man, and an accused moonshiner takes his own life in this week’s dispatches from history.
Banks Fire District February 2024 Fire Log
Statistics from February and a welcome to a new volunteer coordinator are in this month’s fire log from the Banks Fire District.
Deputies find giant bag of weed on Long Road
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a littering report Tuesday on Long Road between Verboort and Cornelius and found more than they bargained for.
County seeks road maintenance input
From Aerts to Wilkesboro Road, road maintenance is needed, and the county wants your input on the final list.
Second firefighting team from Oregon sent to replace first team in Texas
After two weeks battling wildfires in Texas, a strike team sent by the Oregon Department of Forestry headed home—and were immediately replaced by a second team of Oregon firefighters, including two local firefighters based out of the Forest Grove District.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County March 20, 1924
A century ago, the Banks American Legion had a membership drive, and the Gales Creek Stage meant there were better mass transit options in the valley than there are today.
Mountaindale home engulfed in flames Wednesday morning
A home was largely destroyed by fire in Mountaindale early Wednesday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.
Scouts collect more than 500 pounds of food for local food bank
The numbers are in from the “Scouting for Food” event held March 2 in Banks, and Banks Troop 581 Scoutmaster Cliff Cottam said cubs and scouts collected 564 pounds of food for donation to the Banks Community Food Bank.