A century ago in western Washington County: Snow inundates the region, the Nick C. Lilly store in Gales Creek sells, the Vernonia stagecoach through Timber can’t get through and more!
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County December 7, 1922
A 1922 murder rocks Banks, Hayward, and the Cedar Canyon neighborhood in this week’s edition of Dispatches from History.
Banks Police Log October 2022
In October, a man allegedly threatened to urinate in an urn containing the ashes of his girlfriend’s mother. This and more in this month’s Banks police log.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County November 2, 1922
This week a century ago in western Washington County: Two horses plunge over a bridge at the Gales Creek-area Clear Creek Fish Hatchery, a dance in Banks, and more from 1922.
Banks Fire District October 2022 Fire Log
A message from the Banks Fire District, stats from September, and safe backyard burning in this month’s message from the Banks Fire District.
A quick note from the editor
Our news coverage will be limited while editor and publisher Chas Hundley recovers from a head injury stemming from a car crash last week.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 12, 1922
This week a century ago in western Washington County: A Gales Creek resident bags a bear, a fire in Watts, and a man dies at a Timber-area hotel. This and more from 1922.
September 2022 Banks Police Log
The September Police Log, as written by sheriff’s office deputies serving Banks. This month: A burglary at Chevron, a break-in at Sunset Speedway, and more.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County October 5, 1922
This week a century ago in western Washington County: A big black bear bounds by a Banks barbecue, twenty turkeys trot into Gaston, “little Byron Ranes” of Gales Creek bikes to Forest Grove and more from 1922.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 28, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed listing of Banks-area winners of the Hog and Dairy show, a Verboort man loses a finger, and more from 1922.