The Herald-Independent
newspaper in Canby, Oregon
The Herald-Independent is a weekly newspaper published in Canby, Oregon, United States. It dates back to 1906. The paper also serves the cities of Aurora, Woodburn and Molalla. The Herald-Independent was formed in 2020 through the merger of the Canby Herald and Molalla Pioneer as The Herald-Pioneer and in 2026 merged with the Woodburn Independent.
History
The Canby Herald dates back to 1906. In 1915, G.E. Brookins sold the Hubbard Enterprise to then purchase the Canby Herald. A year later Brookins leased his Canby printing plant and moved to Eugene to study journalism at the University of Oregon. The Clackamas County News was then started in Canby with B. E. Lee as publisher and M. J. Lee as editor. W. E. Hassler was publisher of the News for about two years until severing his ties in January 1922. He sold the News to M.J. Lee, now editor and publisher, who renamed it to the Canby Herald.
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