Four Polk County organizations were among 355 to receive grant awards totaling $ 1,759,580 through the Oregon Arts Commission ...

Trapping for Mediterranean oak borer (MOB) this summer showed this new pest from Europe, North Africa and western Asia is now ...

Drive through Willamina the second weekend of November and visitors would likely find a surprising number of creative ...

Fire wasn’t supposed to do what it did that night. No one had predicted the flames would move so fast, or consume so much of this city…” ...

Children of all abilities now have a place to play together at the new John C. Barnard Park that opened Nov. 8 with a ...

Dallas came out on fire and never looked back in a 45-6 thrashing of Milwaukie in opening round action from the Class 5A ...

A young Pirates football team showed maturity when it mattered. And the result? A 22-20 win over Powder Valley in the opening ...

Julia Carlson is the Founder and CEO of Financial Freedom Wealth Management Group, and a registered representative with LPL ...

The Dallas High School library was filled to capacity last Wednesday evening as student-athletes and parents from across Polk ...

Deadly and costly weather disasters surged in 2024 and 2025, with Texas flooding killing at least 135 people; Los Angeles ...

The Southwest Polk Fire District’s initial reactions to the recent levy election results are ones of understanding and concern. We hear and respect the public’s voice as a clear message ...

I grew up in what was called a box house. The walls were horizontal boards nailed to diagonal boards forming the outside structure of the house. There were no 2x4’s ...