Independence Bulletin Journal

06/03/2026

VINTON -- Nothing like making it dramatic...

05/30/2026

Pastor Bob Solon: There’s something refreshing about taking the long way home once in a while.

There’s something refreshing about taking the long way home once in a while.

05/30/2026

Our Relay for Life event is coming up fast!

Our Relay for Life event is coming up fast! This year our scheduled speaker is Tammy O’Brien from Jesup, Iowa. Tammy and Mike O’Brien are the parents of Kaelyn (13)

05/30/2026

“Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President

“Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be

05/29/2026

An Independence woman was arrested in the afternoon on Saturday, May 23, after leading Buchanan County sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase that ended with law enforcement officers discovering fi****ms, drugs, and drug paraphernalia

An Independence woman was arrested in the afternoon on Saturday, May 23, after leading Buchanan County sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase that ended with law enforcement officers discovering

05/29/2026

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley stopped by Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. in Winthrop on Wednesday morning to meet with workers and ownership at the lumberyard.

05/27/2026

As a veteran’s daughter raised by a veteran’s daughter, Memorial Day holds a very special place in my heart.

05/27/2026

The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Brigade will host a cemetery tour to honor the nation’s 250th birthday and Flag Day on Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m., meet at the flag pole.

The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Brigade will host a cemetery tour to honor the nation’s 250th birthday and Flag Day on Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m., meet at the flag

05/27/2026

June will be an exciting month with three bright planets and the Moon putting on a show in the early evening sky.

June will be an exciting month with three bright planets and the Moon putting on a show in the early evening sky. As the month begins, very bright Jupiter will

05/27/2026

Two downtown businesses had official ribbon cuttings with the Independence Chamber of Commerce Community Ambassadors on Wednesday, May 20.