In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed account of a fish hatchery in Gales Creek, a Banks figure (with their family now marked with a road name) dies, and more!
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WCCLS Adventure Pass goes live
Cardholders with the Washington County Cooperative Library Services, which includes libraries in Banks, Forest Grove and North Plains can now reserve passes for a handful of area attractions through the library system’s Adventure Pass program.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County July 6, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times and the Hillsboro Argus, each published July 6, 1922.Want more local history? Visit the Banks Historical Society online at www.bankshistory.org for Banks-area history, and[Read More…]
County hires new elections division manager
Following the retirement of Washington County Elections Division Manager Mickie Kawai earlier this year, Dan Forester was selected to take over the position in late June, Washington County said. According to a press release issued by the county June 29, Forester’s first day in the role was June 27. Prior[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 29, 1922
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in rural western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times, published June 29, 1922.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 15, 1922
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 2, 1922
Third person in two months dies at Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office disclosed Thursday evening that a 51-year-old man had died Wednesday evening at the Washington County Jail. According to the sheriff’s office, the man, who was not named, died around 9:36 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 in the holding area at the jail, located in Hillsboro. He[Read More…]
Ralph Brown’s remains identified in car pulled from Willamette River
Missing for almost exactly a year, the body of Ralph Brown, 77, was found along with his missing car in the Willamette River near Newberg. The former Hillsboro School District educator, Cornelius mayor, Forest Grove School Board member, and community volunteer vanished last year on May 16, launching an extensive[Read More…]
Primary election looms
The May 17 Primary Election closes at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, and voters must either have their ballots returned to a ballot drop site by then or postmarked by May 17 to be counted.