The usual open-house fare - snacks, cookies, refreshments, etc. - was on the table at the Greater Independence Business Incubator open house Nov.

INDEPENDENCE - The Monmouth-Independence Rotary has announced its December programs, beginning with an informational discussion about the upcoming 2010 U.S. Census count.

Polk County firefighters are looking for food, toy and cash donations they can distribute to local families this holiday season.

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

INDEPENDENCE/MONMOUTH - Polk County Fire District No. 1 will have a 'Safe Kids Willamette Valley' 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1800 Monmouth St.

MONMOUTH - Western Oregon University will have the opening reception for its Faculty Biennial from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today at the Dan and Gail Cannon Gallery of Art, 345 N. Monmouth Ave.

Each year about this time, the property tax man cometh, and he did not miss us this year.

MONMOUTH -Don Milligan of West Salem is known for his sharp memory, and on Thursday, Nov.

DALLAS - 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.

MONMOUTH - Polk Fire District Chief Jason Cane invites residents within the District to the Monmouth Fire Bell/Michael Webb Vietnam Memorial rededication ceremony 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

THE MONTANA STATE BILLINGS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL HOST WESTERN OREGON THIS EVENING.

The store has been around for decades. Current owner Steve Huda and his family have operated the quick-stop convenience store for the past five years.

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

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.

Signs? T-shirts? Slickers? Sports uniforms? You name it, we'll label it. We offer a complimentary catalog so customers can find the style that best suits them.

INDEPENDENCE - Fire Chief Jason Cane announced that the Polk County Fire District No.

The film festival begins tonight with "Entre les murs" , winner of this year's Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Their faces swathed in cloth to avoid the putrid smell of rotting fruit and spoiled milk, the men charge into the pile of trash like starving children to meal.

MONMOUTH - Western Oregon University professor of English Henry Hughes will read his poetry at the River Gallery at 7 p.m. Thursday, 184 S. Main St., Independence.