The Banks Fire District will host an open house at the district offices in Banks Saturday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The district also hosted a two-day training exercise in Buxton this week.
The Oregon State Police are seeking public help in finding the killer—or killers— of a bull elk shot with a rifle on private property just outside of Vernonia last week.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, Vernonia becomes a boom town, a baby clinic is held in Banks, and more.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, Vernonia's first newspaper flies, gossip from Gales Creek, and a detailed account of two gravel trucks and the "antics" they get up to.
The sun rises as a Columbia Co. Rider rolls into the bus stop. Photo: Chas Hundley
BANKS - A new bus route servicing Vernonia, Banks, and Hillsboro opened Monday, April
