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Garten Services announces new site manager
DALLAS - Don Carmichael Jr., was promoted to the position of site manager at Garten Services .
MONMOUTH - Before closing for annual maintenance, Western Oregon University's Wolverton Memorial Swimming Pool will host its third annual Dogs Day of Summer on Aug.
Independence High School sets annual all-school reunion
INDEPENDENCE - Nearly six decades after the final bell rang, Independence High School still kindles a flame.
Polk planning commission named
Polk County announced that its new planning commission has been installed recently, following several months' hiatus after the resignation of six members.
Man arrested on variety of drug charges
A narcotics-related search warrant was served July 1 in Gleneden Beach by the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team, resulting in the arrest of a man on a variety of drug charges.. The warrant was served at 7205 ...
Summer Action Explodes as Big Men Clash at NW Camp
Football season starts in 45 days but you would not know it from the action going on in Monmouth, Oregon this week as the Northwest's premier big men battle it out at the Western Oregon Line of Scrimmage Camp.
Visitor facility will complement Olsen family winery
Jamie Olsen looks at the sloping hillside being planted with wine grapes south of Monmouth in the Airlie Valley and envisions a "bridge or a sailboat" at the crest of the hill to complement his company's ...
10 retirees look forward to the future
MONMOUTH - At age 62, Joe Sendelbaugh says it's time to get busy. The retiring Western Oregon University professor's rough itinerary includes working on cars, gardening, fishing, part-time counseling and ...
Museum will offer oral history
POLK COUNTY - A modest community grant to Polk County radio station KPIE, 94.3 FM, should go a long way toward bringing snapshots of Monmouth and Independence history alive.
Book drive mission puts forth large-scale effort
Merrily McCabe and Jeanne Burbank have a love for books that transcends any passion for personal possession.
Staffing sought for rural fire station
It would be unfortunate to see an up-to-date fire facility constructed in your community, only to find that nobody is around to use it.
The Mayor's Oregon Artist Series turns 2 this month at the Salem Conference Center, and it's no longer an invitational.
Residents prepare for Fourth of July parade
MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE - Well acquainted with the July 4 bustle, Mike and DeAnn Ainsworth of rural Monmouth plan to mark their territory nearly 24 hours before Friday's Western Days Celebration parade begins.
Independence gets a new steak house
Ragin' River Steak Co. opened with a "sneak preview" June 19 in downtown Independence at 154 Main St., across from Riverview Park.
Play with clay at Main Street Park Saturday
MONMOUTH - 'Clay Day in the Park' will take place at Monmouth's Main Street Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Funding should breathe new life into WIMPEG
If each city kicks in $5,000 and local telecommunications customers add a dime each per month, the funds would go a long way toward keeping WIMPEG serving the Independence-Monmouth area airwaves.
MINET loan issue deadlocks city council votes
Monmouth Mayor John Oberst has openly and consistently advocated the area's local telecommunications company.
A number of Polk County residents were among those who graduated in the 62nd commencement exercises on May 3 at Corban College in Salem.
Oregon plans to revoke nurse's license following patient death
State regulators say they plan to revoke the license of a nurse who had a patient die in her car while she took a circuitous route for help.
Oregon Democrats pick ex-governor as 65th delegate
MONMOUTH, Ore. - Former Governor Barbara Roberts will have the 65th vote for a presidential nominee among the Oregon delegation to the Democrats' national convention in Denver.