Robert Carlson of Banks arrested again after allegedly lying about the booze that totally wasn't hidden in his woodshed during Prohibition and other tidbits of life in 1925 in Banks and beyond.
The Washington County Open Studios Tour will return to the county on October 18 and 19, with more than 60 artists across 50 locations opening their workspaces to visitors, including in the Banks area.
A local school board furiously called the county superintendent when the teacher didn't show on the first day of school. As it turns out, it was their fault: They had botched the opening day of the Hillside school. The teacher wasn't contracted to start until the next week.
Western Washington County voters will have two questions on their ballots. The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the county's library system are each seeking replacement levies that will increase property taxes.
After fire destroyed the Timber school, a $6,000, up to three room replacement was under consideration. This and more in the news of a century ago from 1925!
Robert Carlson ran a soft drink establishment in Banks in 1925. As it turns out, he dabbled in hard drinks, too. After failing to convince a judge that someone "must have slipped" the liquor found in his woodshed inside, he was sentenced to six months in the Washington County Jail and a hefty $500 f
The annual Washington County Fair is set to return to Hillsboro July 18 through July 27, offering guests 10 days of free admission, family fun, live entertainment, animals, carnival rides and fair food.
In 1925, the life of Odie Wilmoth, a Banks youth, hung in the balance after a collision between a car driven by local farmer Francis Herb and the driver of a motorcycle, Ellis Edmundson.
