The Woodburn Independent is a bi-weekly paper published in Woodburn

Woodburn, Oregon

Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley along Interstate 5 between Portland and Salem...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States, and also covering the cities of Hubbard

Hubbard, Oregon

Hubbard is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,483 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, Aurora

Aurora, Oregon

Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It was founded as a religious commune in 1856 by Dr. William Keil who named the settlement after his daughter. The population was 918 at the 2010 census...

, Donald

Donald, Oregon

Donald is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 608 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

, Gervais

Gervais, Oregon

Gervais is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 2,250 residents. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, St. Paul

St. Paul, Oregon

St. Paul is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the Saint Paul Mission founded by Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet, who arrived in the Oregon Territory in 1838 to minister to the Catholic inhabitants of French Prairie. The population was 354 at the 2000 census...

 and Mt. Angel, and the surrounding area of Marion County

Marion County, Oregon

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the...

. The Independent was founded in 1888. It is published on Wednesdays and Saturdays by Eagle Newspapers

Eagle Newspapers (Oregon)

Eagle Newspapers, Inc. is an American newspaper publisher serving the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The company publishes two daily papers, six semi-weekly papers, six weekly papers, two weekly classified publications, and six specialty publications. The company also owns four printing...

 and has a circulation of 3,407.

History

The paper was established by Leonard H. McMahan (1866–1957). He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 57,000. The House meets at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem....

 during the 1923 Legislature, and was Marion County Circuit Judge from 1924–1943. McMahan's former home in Salem

Salem, Oregon

Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...

 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 as the David McCully House.

External links

• Woodburn Independent (official website)
• Information on Leonard Harl McMahan from Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries
• Historic images relating to L. H. McMahan from the Salem Public Library