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News in Independence · 12 sources

Independence in the news, from 12 sources

2 stories about Independence in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website and 6 games on the schedule. Latest: “The TR-267L Independence Park Tiny Has Wraparound Porch and Lots of Surprises” from autoevolution, Oct 3.

Latest about Independence

The newest stories with Independence in the headline, one per story.

Straight from the source

From Town Hall, the schools and the library

18 notices in the past month and 1 public meeting this week, read every morning from Independence’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.

Town Hall page →
Town hallIndependence town website
ci.independence.or.us ↗
Latest notices
  1. Showcasing Independence’s Grant-Funded Progress

    Last Friday, the city of Independence welcomed participants from the League of Oregon Cities’ annual conference for a tour of our community, highlighting how we’ve leveraged funding opportunities and partnerships to get important projects done. Over the past three years, the city has secured nearly…

    Oct 20
  2. Connecting with Kids During National School Lunch Week

    Yesterday was all about good food, great conversations, and connecting with the next generation of our community! Mayor Kate Schwarzler and city staff visited Independence Elementary School to celebrate National School Lunch Week and meet and greet 4th and 5th graders. Students even got behind our…

    Oct 13
  3. Cyclocross State Championships Coming to Independence

    The Oregon Bike Racing Association’s State Championship Cyclocross event is coming to Independence October 24-25, 2026. The event is expected to bring hundreds of riders, friends and family to our community for a weekend of racing, with both championship and non-championship races available. Riders…

    Oct 10
5 more from ci.independence.or.us
  1. Leaf Pickup Program UpdateOct 9
  2. Independence Police Monthly ReportOct 8
  3. Building Community Over CoffeeOct 8
  4. What’s Happening Behind the Civic Center?Oct 7
  5. Library Director Joins National Conversation on LibrariesSep 24
Coming up
Read every morning from ci.independence.or.us’s news and calendar.
SchoolsCentral School District 13J
central.k12.or.us ↗
Latest notices
  1. Community, staff, and students: District clarifies reports on incident at high school

    Community, staff, and students: District clarifies reports on incident at high schoolAs the district's investigation is concluded, and Mr. Imamura is no longer employed in the district, we wanted t...

    3 days ago
  2. OSEA and district reach tentative agreement

    After more than 12 hours of mediation on Oct. 26, OSEA Chapter 124 and the Central School District reached a tentative agreement on a 2-year contact. The union and district have been negotiating si...

    4 days ago
  3. What is mediation?

    The district is moving forward with both unions to mediation. This can be a productive tool that is available in the state to help close the gaps in the articles we currently are not seeing eye to ...

    Oct 14
4 more from central.k12.or.us
  1. Central School District 13J key updates about negotiationsOct 9
  2. Check out these events!Oct 2
  3. Enrollment closed for 1st and 2nd grade at ACES and 2nd and 5th at MESSep 30
  4. Negotiations updateSep 15
Read every morning from central.k12.or.us’s news.
LibraryIndependence Public Library
ci.independence.or.us ↗
Latest notices
  1. Showcasing Independence’s Grant-Funded Progress

    Last Friday, the city of Independence welcomed participants from the League of Oregon Cities’ annual conference for a tour of our community, highlighting how we’ve leveraged funding opportunities and partnerships to get important projects done. Over the past three years, the city has secured nearly…

    Oct 20
  2. Connecting with Kids During National School Lunch Week

    Yesterday was all about good food, great conversations, and connecting with the next generation of our community! Mayor Kate Schwarzler and city staff visited Independence Elementary School to celebrate National School Lunch Week and meet and greet 4th and 5th graders. Students even got behind our…

    Oct 13
  3. Cyclocross State Championships Coming to Independence

    The Oregon Bike Racing Association’s State Championship Cyclocross event is coming to Independence October 24-25, 2026. The event is expected to bring hundreds of riders, friends and family to our community for a weekend of racing, with both championship and non-championship races available. Riders…

    Oct 10
5 more from ci.independence.or.us
  1. Leaf Pickup Program UpdateOct 9
  2. Independence Police Monthly ReportOct 8
  3. Building Community Over CoffeeOct 8
  4. What’s Happening Behind the Civic Center?Oct 7
  5. Library Director Joins National Conversation on LibrariesSep 24
Read every morning from ci.independence.or.us’s news.
Independence’s news, by source

Who’s covering Independence

Independence was in the news from 9 outlets in the past 90 days, led by KOIN.com with 1 story about Independence. Stories with Independence in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.

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5 stories mentioning IndependenceMulti-state
  1. Team Highlights: Varsity Football Philomath High School vs. Central High School - CentralOct 3 · Mentions Independence
  2. Team Highlights: Varsity Football Cascade Senior High School vs. Central High School - CascadeSep 29 · Mentions Independence
  3. Game Recap: Varsity Football Cascade Senior High School vs. Central High SchoolSep 29 · Mentions Independence
2 more from NFHS Network
  1. Game Teaser: Varsity Football Cascade Senior High School vs. Central High School HighlightsSep 18 · Mentions Independence
  2. Varsity Girls Volleyball Multi-team Event - 08/29/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandAug 29 · Mentions Independence

What Independence’s news is about

Every headline sorted into a topic. Tap one to see just those stories in the source cards.

Where Independence’s news comes from
Multi-state outlets5
Regional outlets4
Local outlets4
Statewide outlets3
Town, schools & library3
Game day

Independence sports

High-school and local teams, from the sports pages.

Recent games
Oct9Sheridan vs JeffersonBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep28Central vs PhilomathBoys Junior Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep25Clip from Central vs PhilomathBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep25Central vs PhilomathBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep18Central vs CascadeBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep11Central vs BanksBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗
From the sports pages
On the market

Homes listed in Independence

Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.

Housing market →
9650 Hoffman RdRealtor.com · Oct 21 ↗2 Bedroom 2 Bath Houses for Rent in Independence, ORRedfin · Oct 20 ↗141 S 17th St Unit 19Realtor.com · Oct 20 ↗141 S 17th St Unit 35Realtor.com · Oct 20 ↗1436-1442 Falcon LoopRealtor.com · Oct 19 ↗738 N Log Cabin StZillow · Oct 13 ↗540 N 12th StZillow · Oct 10 ↗652 Stinson StZillow · Oct 10 ↗141 17th St #3Zillow · Oct 9 ↗
In memoriam

Remembering neighbors

Obituaries from the past 30 days. Dates are publication dates.

Orville Leao Jr. Obituary, Age 83 - July 3, 2026 - Independence, OregonLegacy | Obituary · Oct 13

From neighbors

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Headlines come from the outlets that cover Independence, found through Google News; stories with Independence in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Independence, OR are left out (3 this time). Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.