INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (KOIN) — Fifteen minutes southwest of Salem sits Independence, Oregon: population 8,600. It’s a quaint and unassuming town that’s quietly becoming Oregon’s first smart city. “I ...
"Haunted Independence, Oregon,'' by Marilyn Morton and the History Press. (historypress.net) It seems like such a sleepy little place. Independence, Oregon, the small burg across the Willamette River ...
PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN)- Each day this week, we are taking you on a whirlwind tour of two cities in the Willamette Valley that together form one community. On behalf of our sponsors at Divine Distillers, ...
Facing a projected budget shortfall, Independence is closing its city-owned museum and reducing city hall and library hours. Despite the cuts, no city employees will be laid off. City officials hope ...