Independence News

Polk County's Multi Disciplinary Team is planning a number of free parent workshops that address child abuse.

MONMOUTH - Whether it's a booming or busting economy, people still have to eat.

INDEPENDENCE - The City Council and Planning Commission consider adoption of development standards derived from the Vision 2020 process.

Here's a shotgun event to gobble up, and you might just bag your Thanksgiving bird in the process.

MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE - Orders are now being taken for the Central Lions Club's annual poinsettia sale.

DALLAS - Well wishers filled Dallas High School gymnasium to the rafters Saturday morning in a ceremonial tribute to local troops.

Oregon's oldest National Guard unit will mobilize Saturday to clear roads of bombs and other hazards in Afghanistan.

The leaves are falling, the patter of rain on the windows is beginning to be heard, the kids are back in school, and everyone is home from vacation.

The Salem Concert Band's Nov. 1 performance will pay tribute not only to veterans - a familiar theme at this time of year - but to those who serve in any way, from police and firefighters to volunteers and public servants.

When property tax statements are mailed out Friday, all Polk County residents can expect increases consistent with Measure 50's assessed value conditions, and some will see a little more.

Henry Hughes, a Western Oregon University professor of English, will read his poetry at 7 p.m. today at the River Gallery in Independence.

The Ella Curran Food Bank and Marion-Polk Food Share will have a meeting Monday, Oct.

Photographer Dorothea Lange is best known for her portrait of a young migrant mother in California, stoically resting chin in hand while her children huddle close to her.

Police arrested five people on Thursday in sweeps linked to a crackdown linked to domestic violence.

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility inmates who train therapy dogs keep them in their cells and have a higher success rate than the national average, according to Heather Ohmart of Canine Companions for Independence.

MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE - The Monmouth/Independence Community Foundation announced the distribution of 20 grants totaling $7,155 to fund a variety of Classroom Enrichment Program projects in the Central School District.

MONMOUTH - How does the town rate when hosting visitors? City officials sought to discover just that through a recent Visitor Readiness Assessment.

The Polk HALO summer work crews wrapped up a multiproject summer with a barbecue Sept.

Normally when you hear of retirees worried about falling through the cracks, the expression is figurative and the issues are social.

INDEPENDENCE - The Central School District will have 'Lights on After School' meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct.