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.
1925 in Banks: Farms were damaged after heavy rains moved through the area, a Manning woman is knocked down by a horse and more in the news of a century ago.
