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Environment

6 Woodburn-area seniors, 3 Chemeketa students awarded tuition help by Ford Family Foundation

Nearly 275 students from Oregon and neighboring Siskiyou County, California, were awarded up to $40,000 to continue their ... Read more

Lifestyle

Level up at your library: Woodburn kicks off children’s summer reading program this month

Who’s ready for a summer of reading? The Woodburn library is kicking off its children’s summer reading program ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Bridges make traveling, life easier

View from a bridge. “Bridge over troubled water”. Mending bridges. Bridging the gap. From our house on Neff ... Read more

Columnists

OPINION: When did the U.S. become a ‘them’?

What is happening to public life in the United States? Why are higher education, libraries, local museums and ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Field of vision

Field of vision. That area that you see when your eyes are looking straight ahead. What is your ... Read more

Local News

FROM THE EDITOR: The Woodburn Independent is getting a new look

Dear readers, Our website is getting a new look. Starting May 16, 2025, the Woodburn Independent website will ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Belly up to the tie bar

Coffee in hand. Fire in the fireplace. Rainy day. My calm morning ritual suddenly jarring me more awake ... Read more

Letters To The Editor

OPINION: Oregon’s proposed flavored vape ban: A gift to criminals, a burden to police

Oregon state lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit the sale of flavored nicotine products statewide. While well-intended ... Read more

Columnists

RURAL REFLECTIONS: Crust of the matter

My teeth nibble at the edges of my waffle. From my childhood on, I have understood that the ... Read more