Washington County - The Banks Post (Page 3)

1925 in Banks: Toll road plans for Wilson River Route inch forward

Toll road plans for the Wilson River Route inch forward and more in the news of a century ago.

By Chas Hundley

/ 28 May 2025

1925 in Banks: Toll road plans for Wilson River Route inch forward

1925 in Banks: Farms damaged after heavy rains

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.

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 May 2025

1925 in Banks: Farms damaged after heavy rains

1925 in Banks: A Buxton justice of the peace is a bootlegger

1925 in Banks: A Buxton justice of the peace is a bootlegger, court finds.

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 May 2025

1925 in Banks: A Buxton justice of the peace is a bootlegger

Clean Water Services CEO resigns

Taniguchi-Dennis' resignation follows an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive into the agency's use of luxury resorts for annual business trips to Hawaii.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Machinery for Buxton oil fields expected to be shipped from San Francisco

In 1925, area businessmen were waiting for two more leases in Buxton where they believed oil to be before shipping machinery to begin drilling.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 May 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Machinery for Buxton oil fields expected to be shipped from San Francisco

Voter registration deadline is April 29

The May 20 Special District Elections will determine who sits on school, fire, and other local boards for the next few years, and the Washington County Elections Division is reminding would-be voters to register to vote in advance of the April 29 voter registration deadline.

By Chas Hundley

/ 18 Apr 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Banks grange sparks tiff with Hillsboro grange

Banks in 1925: A grange war between Banks and Hillsboro, the latest from the Buxton oil fields and more.

By Chas Hundley

/ 17 Apr 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Banks grange sparks tiff with Hillsboro grange

Column | 1925 in Banks: Oil derrick nears completion

Buxton's oil boom continued in this week's news from a century ago.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Apr 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Oil derrick nears completion

Gales Creek, Banks-area residents head to "Hands Off" protests in Forest Grove, North Plains, Hillsboro

Gales Creek and Banks-area residents were at three "Hands Off" protests in Forest Grove, North Plains and Hillsboro on Saturday. We asked them why they were protesting.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Apr 2025

Gales Creek, Banks-area residents head to "Hands Off" protests in Forest Grove, North Plains, Hillsboro

Washington County Sheriff's Office investigating deaths of woman and three young children in Cornelius

A mother and her three children, ages 2, 5 and 7, were found dead in a Cornelius home Tuesday afternoon, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Apr 2025

Washington County Sheriff's Office investigating deaths of woman and three young children in Cornelius

Column | 1925 in Banks: A Banks newspaper owner faces amputation

A Banks newspaper owner faces amputation and more in the news from 1925.

By Chas Hundley

/ 2 Apr 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: A Banks newspaper owner faces amputation

Column | 1925 in Banks: Timber man heads to Hillsboro for appendectomy

Column | 1925 in Banks: Timber man heads to Hillsboro for appendectomy in this week's dispatches from history.

By Chas Hundley

/ 26 Mar 2025

Column | 1925 in Banks: Timber man heads to Hillsboro for appendectomy