Polk County Itemizer-Observer

07/14/2025

Information for the report comes from law enforcement agencies. Not all calls for service are included. The status of arrests reported may change after further investigation. Individuals arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until …

Information for the report comes from law enforcement agencies. Not all calls for service are included. The status of arrests reported may change after further investigation. Individuals arrested or suspected

07/13/2025

50 Years Ago

07/13/2025

Editor’s Note: Polk County Health Department conducts a bi-annual, unannounced inspection of licensed restaurants. The establishments receive an overall grade on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish washing and sanitiz…

Editor’s Note: Polk County Health Department conducts a bi-annual, unannounced inspection of licensed restaurants. The establishments receive an overall grade on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish washing

07/12/2025

Sheriff Mark Garton promoted two deputies to corporal on July 1.

07/11/2025

The not-so lazy days of summer are the perfect time for Dallas varsity girls basketball players to work out the kinks on the court.

07/10/2025

Kicking off this year’s Dallas Sounds of Summer concert series is a trio of Western Oregon University graduates who are now committed full time to their new profession - performing bluegrass music.

Kicking off this year’s Dallas Sounds of Summer concert series is a trio of Western Oregon University graduates who are now committed full time to their new profession - performing

07/10/2025

Apple Box Children's Theater presents “The Magic Flute,” a (non-singing) adaptation of the Mozart Opera by Steven Foggell. The performances are free, July 10-12 at 6 p.m., at the outdoor stage next to Leonard W. Rice Auditorium, at 344 Knox St N., i…

Apple Box Children's Theater presents “The Magic Flute,” a (non-singing) adaptation of the Mozart Opera by Steven Foggell. The performances are free, July 10-12 at 6 p.m., at the outdoor

07/10/2025

Lanea Apple, 32, opened her second location on C Street in Independence on July 3, three years after opening her first in Depot Bay.

Lanea Apple, 32, opened her second location on C Street in Independence on July 3, three years after opening her first in Depoe Bay.

07/10/2025

The American Red Cross urges all donors to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply strong this summer. Type O blood products are most needed on hospital shelves – especially in the face of summer challenges that can quickly cause blood …

The American Red Cross urges all donors to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply strong this summer. Type O blood products are most needed on hospital

07/09/2025

DDA hosts free movie night July 9

07/09/2025

Community members came together to honor the late Michael Cairns and his legacy, the wetland restoration project at North Riverside Park in Independence.

07/09/2025

This year's Independence Days Talent Show featured 29 acts. Kids, teens and adults' divisions featured dancers, singers, guitars and pianos, and one standup comic in front of a crowd of about 2,000 people.

This year's Independence Days Talent Show featured 29 acts. Kids, teens and adults' divisions featured dancers, singers, guitars and pianos, and one standup comic in front of a crowd of