Roads through Banks, Kansas City, Timber, and Buxton were taking shape exactly one hundred years ago in this week’s dispatches from history.
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“With school quickly approaching, we want all students, teachers, parents, and neighbors to do their part in ensuring a safe and fun school year,” writes the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in this month’s ASK WCSO column.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 31, 1924
Cedar Canyon Road get aid, and a highway to the coast is planned in the news of a century ago.
Banks Fire District June 2024 log
Do you know what to do when an evacuation is issued in the Banks area? Find info on how to build a plan in this month’s Banks Fire District log, along with stats from June.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 24, 1924
A Killen pioneer (namesake of the Killen Wetlands) of near Banks passes, a young Gales Creek woman is robbed of a $65 watch and more in the news of a century ago.
Banks June 2024 Police Log
No, you cannot do laundry without pants on at the laundromat in Banks.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 10, 1924
The David Hill community’s long history with grapes is on display, a woman born in Mountaindale in 1860 dies, and more in the news of a century ago.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 3, 1924
A Balm Grove dance, the marriage of a Bacona couple, and more in the news of a century ago.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 26, 1924
A road to Vernonia through Gales Creek is planned, a Banks man seeks a prune dryer and more in this week’s news from a century ago.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 19, 1924
Two men take two pack horses to the headwaters of the Nestucca River and more in the news of a century ago.
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