“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.

One hundred years ago, Banks planned to pull out all the stops in an agricultural show to rival the county fair.

“Too many grasshoppers,” the “BANK OF BANKS” declared in a 1924 advertisement. This and more in this week’s Dispatches from History.

Roads through Banks, Kansas City, Timber, and Buxton were taking shape exactly one hundred years ago in this week’s dispatches from history.

Cedar Canyon Road get aid, and a highway to the coast is planned in the news of a century ago.

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.

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.

A Balm Grove dance, the marriage of a Bacona couple, and more in the news of a century ago.