Saturday, January 28, 2012
Covering Dallas, Monmouth, Independence, Falls City and surrounding areas since 1868
GRAND RONDE -- Customers of the Grand Ronde Community Water Association have been warned to boil any water used for drinking, cooking, making ice or brushing teeth until further notice.
POLK COUNTY -- A Salem man died Friday morning when a pickup struck the bicycle he was riding.
POLK COUNTY -- Residents of Polk County are in cleanup mode after last week's perfect storm combination of snow, followed by warmer temperatures and heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding.
POLK COUNTY -- "Well, at least I won't have to rake," Barbara Holly said, gesturing to a pile of leaves deposited at the edge of her driveway -- a parting gift from the overflowing Little Luckiamute River.
SUVER -- Chuck Tenney can breathe a little easier now, safe -- and dry -- at his home about seven miles south of Monmouth.
POLK COUNTY -- Officials in Polk County's communities are assessing the scope of damage and financial toll from last week's widespread flooding.
FALLS CITY -- A long-standing Independence Day tradition in Falls City is in danger of ending if it doesn't secure more financial support.
DALLAS -- Polk Community Connect, a one-day event designed to help people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless, is being held Wednesday (today) in Dallas.
MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE -- Reducing personnel, streamlining service levels and seeking an operating tax levy are some of the actions Polk County Fire District No. 1 may weigh during the next two years.
DALLAS -- Polk Soil and Water Conservation District has scheduled a series of winter workshops designed to help landowners maximize their resources.
INDEPENDENCE -- Chance Henschel said as he was preparing to leave his old job last fall, he started toying with the idea of running a restaurant.
POLK COUNTY -- A public hearing addressing the possible consolidation of the Polk County Farm Service Agency office takes place Friday at 9 a.m. at the Polk County Fairgrounds and Event Center, 520 S. Pacific Highway West, Rickreall.
DALLAS -- Need to find out the population of Polk County, the nearest location of your bank, a list of nearby wineries and a good spot to have dinner in Dallas all at once?
DALLAS -- Bonnie Beck has been promoted from assistant branch manager to branch manager at the Dallas location of OSU Federal, Your Community Credit Union, at 210 NE Orchard Drive.
POLK COUNTY -- The Bureau of Land Management announced the distribution of the final county timber payment last week, just in time for counties throughout the state to begin considering life without them.
DALLAS -- St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dallas has announced the arrival of the Rev. Elizabeth Morse.
INDEPENDENCE -- We're reaching a point in society where art need not be considered a male-dominated institution.
MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE -- Community membersin Monmouth and Independence will have a chance to meet professional snowboarder Andy Finch during special Saturday night screenings of the snowboard movie "ONE YEAR."
POLK COUNTY -- The way the educational success of schools in Oregon is formally measured could change in 2012-13.
MONMOUTH -- Two Monmouth siblings won their respective schools' editions of the National Geographic Bee.
DALLAS -- Most teenagers living in the United States don't think of toothbrushes, soap, hair brushes and abundant clean water as luxuries.
INDEPENDENCE -- The high school reconstruction and other work related to Central School District's 2008 bond came in under budget and ahead of time, according to an analysis of the project's management.
INDEPENDENCE -- When it comes to the story of "Cinderella," generations of little girls have been raised on the Walt Disney 1950 animated version.
*Perrydale groups to host barn dance*Math night set for Thursday at MES*'Extended Campus' discussion set*WSHS grads receive scholarships