Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week on the Oregon Coast Dec. 27-31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Wesley Parker graduated from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training ...

I moved to Polk County in 1990 from Marion County. I was surprised just how friendly the people are! Not just neighbors, but ...

When wildfires popped up in central Oregon this summer, Ken Jackola, the mayor of Lebanon and vice president of Rick Franklin ...

Salem Symphonic Winds, featuring musicians from Polk and Marion counties, continues its 50th Anniversary season Jan. 12 with ...

Western Oregon University’s Office of the Provost launched a new initiative called Provost Faculty Fellows to recognize ...

Kyleigh Whitney of the Monmouth Maps Credit Union presented a check for $1,000 to Dallas School District CTE Coordinator Bill ...

The Panthers varsity girls saved their best for the final eight minutes against Westview on Dec 13. The teams entered the ...

Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative ...

A suspect involved in a domestic violence stabbing in Dallas was arrested Dec. 18 and charged with multiple crimes.