‘Two years in the pen:’ A century ago, a man tried to pass bad checks at the bank in Banks – and got caught.
HISTORY
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County September 18, 1924
A century ago, the governor came to Banks.
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.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 28, 1924
One hundred years ago, Banks planned to pull out all the stops in an agricultural show to rival the county fair.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County August 14, 1924
“Too many grasshoppers,” the “BANK OF BANKS” declared in a 1924 advertisement. This and more in this week’s Dispatches from History.
Dispatches from history: Banks from August 7, 1924
Roads through Banks, Kansas City, Timber, and Buxton were taking shape exactly one hundred years ago in this week’s dispatches from history.
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.
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.
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.
Wilkes House demolished Friday morning
Demolishment of the Wilkes House, a roughly 150-year-old home believed to be among the oldest homes in Banks and Washington County began Friday morning.
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