Calls and statistics from March from deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office serving the city of Banks.
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Column | 1925 in Banks: Banks grange sparks tiff with Hillsboro grange
Banks in 1925: A grange war between Banks and Hillsboro, the latest from the Buxton oil fields and more.
Column | 1925 in Banks: Oil derrick nears completion
Buxton’s oil boom continued in this week’s news from a century ago.
Column | 1925 in Banks: A Banks newspaper owner faces amputation
A Banks newspaper owner faces amputation and more in the news from 1925.
Column | 1925 in Banks: Timber man heads to Hillsboro for appendectomy
Column | 1925 in Banks: Timber man heads to Hillsboro for appendectomy in this week’s dispatches from history.
Banks Fire District February 2025 Fire Log
Statistics from February, and a thank you from the district to the community who showed up at the annual pancake breakfast in March are in this month’s Banks Fire District log.
1925 in Banks: Plank road built in Buxton oil camp
Banks in 1925: Two Banks newspapers merge, plank road built in Buxton oil camp, and much more in the news of a century ago.
Banks February 2025 Police Log
‘Frantic search in the heavy snow’ for occupants of crashed pickup near Stub Stewart State Park reveals vehicle was stolen and intentionally ran off the road. This and more in the February Banks Police Log!
1925 in Banks: A typing test for students, operations at Buxton oil well ‘three weeks’ away
1925 in Banks: A typing test for students, operations at Buxton oil well ‘three weeks’ away and more in the news of a century ago!
Thursday, March 13 CPO 14 meeting notice
The Banks, Buxton, Manning and Timber CPO 14 will meet Thursday, March 13 at the Banks Public Library at 6:30 p.m. for a regular monthly meeting.
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