A century ago, delegates from Banks and Buxton went to court to advocate for a highway that would extend from the “Cornell pass to the county line.”
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From the newsroom: Writing a letter to the editor
While our newspaper doesn’t have an “opinion desk,” we welcome letters to the editor from our readers. Around this time of year in an election cycle we start to see letters come in. Here’s how to do it.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 9, 1924
A century ago, Robert Carlson of Banks was caught with three pints of booze and paid a hefty fine in Prohibition-era Oregon.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 2, 1924
‘Two years in the pen:’ A century ago, a man tried to pass bad checks at the bank in Banks – and got caught.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 18, 1924
A century ago, the governor came to Banks.
Banks August 2024 Police Log
Deputies cited the driver of a Nissan Xterra for reckless driving after residents in Arbor Village called police, estimating the vehicle to have hit 60 mph in a 25 mph residential zone.
ASKWCSO: Back to school driver & pedestrian safety
With school back in session, what are some ways to stay alert on the road and when walking?
Banks Fire District July 2024 Fire Log
A message from the Banks Fire District and statistics from July (Originally intended to be published at the end of August, this fire log was delayed because I was out of town – Chas).
From the newsroom: I flew to Chicago to help Banks have a better newspaper
From the newsroom: I flew to Chicago to help Banks have a better newspaper (and boy are my arms tired).
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 4, 1924
“This may save someone else from being killed.”
A century ago, a Gales Creek man was hunting near Timber when he saw what he thought were the eyes of a cougar gleaming in the darkness. He fired his gun, and World War 1 veteran Arthur Weston, holding a small flashlight, was struck.
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