A tree fell on Stringtown Road Thursday evening, taking electric lines with it, resulting in a road closure between Gales ...

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A man living in rural Washington County was arrested on rape charges near Banks, and detectives say he allegedly assaulted ...

Oil in Buxton. Moonshiners in Gales Creek. Banks was freshly a legal town. Timber had a West Timber. Welcome to 1925 in far western Washington County. In this column, we take a look back one hundred ...

Oil in Buxton. Moonshiners in Gales Creek. Banks was freshly a legal town. Timber had a West Timber. Welcome to 1925 in far western Washington County. In this column, we take a look back one hundred ...

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will host a hunter safety course starting April 1 through April 24 in Banks. “Equip yourself as a responsible and competent hunter with this thorough ...

Chas Hundley is the editor of the Gales Creek Journal and sister news publications the Banks Post and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.

After more than 50 years in the family, Bob and Cherri Klaumann have sold Lake Stop Grocery, the unofficial entrance to Hagg Lake. Their sale of the business and property ended a multigenerational ...