A century ago, a young man was killed when a log rolled over him. This and more in a very short dispatches from history.

Scarlet fever in Buxton. Surplus explosives from the Great War in Hayward. Banks’ Banks is on the fair board. This and more in this week’s history column. No subscription required – Happy Thanksgiving!

A century ago, Timber had a hotel, and it lit on fire. “Bridge gang is heroic,” read the headline, crediting the heroic work of a small crew using fire extinguishers for keeping the fire from spreading to the rest of the town.

In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times and the Hillsboro Argus published November 13, 1924. These news clips are selected for relevancy for the geographic area our newspaper covers, and occasionally[Read More…]

A century ago: The Banks chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America (called a camp in 1924) gave a masquerade ball. That and more in this week’s dispatches from history.

One hundred years ago, a burglar broke into the Buxton and Banks post offices, absconding with 30 cents from Banks, and a rifle from Buxton. This and more in the news of a century ago.

A century ago, “Mr. and Mrs. George Vandehey” of Roy celebrated 40 years of marriage. This and more in the news of 100 years ago.

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.”

A century ago, Robert Carlson of Banks was caught with three pints of booze and paid a hefty fine in Prohibition-era Oregon.