Monmouth Monthly

Join us this month for a two-part episode featuring Amy Lemco and Marilyn Morton to talk about the spooky activities happening in Monmouth and Independence on October 4th (History and Mystery in Monmouth) and 5th (Ghost Walk in Independence); and we also have Dave Morin from the Independence Grocery Outlet to chat about their latest philanthropic effort to help support the Monmouth Senior Community Center.

• To find out more about History and Mystery, go HERE
• To find out more about the Ghost Walk, go HERE
• To find out more about the Monmouth Senior Community Center, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

Join us this month as we welcome Monmouth Police Chief Isaiah Haines and Finance Director Susie Marston to chat about public safety fees in Monmouth. Hear from them why these are needed and what they will include. We also share ways folks can get involved in the process - from the budget committee, boards and commissions, and attending city council meetings. 

• For a transcript of this episode, go HERE
• To watch City Council meetings, work sessions, and Town Halls, visit our YouTube channel HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

Join us this month as we welcome the House Band of Monmouth - Tuesday String Band! The local trio talks about their influences, how they came together, and what they do when they aren’t entertaining the masses. You can hear Tuesday Sting Band for free in Monmouth on August 14th at Monmouth Music in the Park and on July 4th at the 4th of July festival in Main Street Park. 

• To learn more Tuesday String Band, go HERE
• For a transcript of this episode, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

This month we welcome PJ Armstrong and Miriam Haugen who are here to talk about Monmouth Music in the Park! They dish about their favorite returning acts and we get excited about the entire lineup. Join us for Music in the Park Wednesdays in July and August starting on July 10th. This free concert series is brought to you by the Monmouth MBA and our amazing community sponsors. 

• To learn more about the Music in the Park Series, go HERE
• For a transcript of this episode, go HERE
• To learn more about MINET, go HERE
• To learn about Haugen's Galleri, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

This month we are joined by Amy Lemco and Logan Doerfler. Amy is a member of the Historic Commission at the City of Monmouth and she is sharing about the cool things happening including their newest venture, Listen to a Legacy. Logan is the Director at the Veterans Resource Center at Western Oregon University (WOU). Logan shares with us why the resource center is so important to our veteran population at WOU and some of the things they have planned for Memorial Day. 

• To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE
• To learn about the Monmouth Historic Commission, go HERE
• To learn about the Veteran’s Resource Center at WOU, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

Talking Trash with Josh Brandt! Listen this month as we hear about this local family business that has celebrated over 70 years of service to our area. Josh tells us about growing up in Monmouth, his family’s love for Central High and Western Oregon sports, and how he came to be the head of Brandt’s Sanitary Service. Josh also talks about how we can each do our part to reuse, recycle, and compost. 

• To learn more about Brandt’s Sanitary Service, go HERE
• To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

This month we are excited to chat with Eden Olsen and Lindsay Darling. Eden and Lindsay are the force behind Lucky Crow Farm and the Eat Crow Supper Club. Eden shares with us the benefits of a CSA and Lindsay gets us excited for the Supper Club's return March 28th. 

• To learn more about Lucky Crow Farm, go HERE
• To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE
• To subscribe to Monmouth's e-newsletter to stay updated on all the great things happening in town, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

This month we are excited to chat with Eden Olsen and Lindsay Darling. Eden and Lindsay are the force behind Lucky Crow Farm and the Eat Crow Supper Club. Eden shares with us the benefits of a CSA and Lindsay gets us excited for the Supper Club's return March 28th. 

• To learn more about Lucky Crow Farm, go HERE
• To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE
• To subscribe to Monmouth's e-newsletter to stay updated on all the great things happening in town, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

This month we are joined by Suzanne Dufner, Economic and Community Development Director for the City of Monmouth. She talks about the return of the Love Local program, what it means to shop small this time of year, and some things she is looking forward to in 2024.

To learn more about Love Local, go HERE

To sign up for the City's e-newsletter, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!

We welcome Monmouth, Oregon Mayor Cec Koontz to the podcast. She shares with us her volunteerism through the years from her time on Boards and Commissions to becoming the Mayor of Monmouth. She also talks about some of the great things that happened in Monmouth in 2023 and what she hopes to see in the future. 

• To read a transcript of this episode, go HERE
• To subscribe to Monmouth's e-newsletter to stay updated on all the great things happening in town, go HERE

Learn more about the City of Monmouth by visiting HERE. Thanks for listening!