Just five short years ago, John Hanson was just a concerned grandparent worrying about how his grandkids would get a photo ...

Fred Lockley interviewed a pioneer woman named Valeda Smith Ohmart in 1934. She remembered a story about Tabitha Brown, the founder of Oregon’s Pacific University. Mrs. Brown was a devout ...

Growing up in Old Town Independence was more than a great place to grow up, it was a golden time, a true blessing. I think about some of the things ...

Need some help getting a Thanksgiving meal this season? Or just want to share the season’s spirit with others? Here’s a list ...

With the holiday season beginning there are many things to keep in mind, including travel safety, winter weather preparation, ...

Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study finds ...

Pentacle Theatre’s popular Acting Workshop with Jo Dodge returns Jan 10. Since founding the class in 1981, Dodge has trained ...

A rape cold case suspect from nearly 30 years ago was apprehended last week by the Independence Police Department.

Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United ...

The Dallas City Council has approved an agreement with a Corvallis business to explore constructing a solar array on ...

The Polk County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to file any criminal charges stemming from a West Salem incident ...

Micah Wilson, 22, has been sentenced to serve six years in prison for the armed robbery of the Umpqua Bank branch in ...