Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with linn_county www.salem-news.com 2010 A group of commissioners representing Oregon counties that in the past deeded forestland to the State for management will meet on Friday, May 6, in Salem. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212011/forestry-meeting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212011/forestry-meeting.php Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:54:00 PDT On Thursday, at about 11:00 a.m., Albany Police Officers arrested 26-year-old Albany resident Erica Michelle Olsen in connection with an ongoing animal neglect investigation. Erica Olsen was lodged in the Linn County Jail on a charge of Animal Neglect in the First Degree and an unrelated Linn County warrant charging Fail to Comply. http://salem-news.com/articles/november192010/albany-animal-neglect.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november192010/albany-animal-neglect.php Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:17:00 PST Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller is providing updated information to Saturday night's deputy-involved shooting on Gap Road near Brownsville. At approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, the Linn County 911 center received a call reporting a prowler at 25288 Gap Road. A deputy responded and learned that someone may have broken into an outbuilding on the property. As the deputy was investigating the scene, a suspect vehicle attempted to run him over. http://salem-news.com/articles/november152010/linn-county-shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november152010/linn-county-shooting.php Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:58:00 PST SELCO Community Credit Union employees reached out to their communities by donating nearly 6,000 pounds of food to four local food banks. With an initial goal of donating 3,500 pounds of food, SELCO employees exceeded this goal by more than 2,400 pounds. A list of most-needed foods was published to all SELCO employees, each of whom were given a plastic shopping bag to fill and deposit in barrels placed throughout the branches and offices of SELCO Community Credit Union, its subsidiaries and business units. Food was collected and donated directly to the food bank closest to each branch. These included: NeighborImpact Food Bank (www.neighborimpact.org), Food for Lane County (www.foodforlanecounty.org), Linn Benton Food Share (www.csc.gen.or.us/foodshare.htm), and Marion Polk Food Share (www.marionpolkfoodshare.org). http://salem-news.com/articles/october132010/selco-food-collection.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october132010/selco-food-collection.php Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:49:00 PDT The 950-acre Scott Mountain Fire is burning approximately two miles northeast of Scott Mountain, 15 miles west of Sisters, and 14 miles northeast of McKenzie Bridge in the Mt. Washington Wilderness Area. The interagency Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 3 has assumed command of this fire. Smoke from the Scott Mountain Fire has impacted and will continue to impact central Oregon and was being reported yesterday as far away as the lower Santiam Canyon area just east of Salem. http://salem-news.com/articles/august262010/scott-mtn-fire.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august262010/scott-mtn-fire.php Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:25:00 PDT Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports that his detectives have recently matched a skull discovered in 1979 with the victim of a car crash that occurred in 1974. http://salem-news.com/articles/april122010/remains-id.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april122010/remains-id.php Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:01:00 PDT The 2010 Winter Rod & Speed Show in Albany, Oregon was a blast from the past. Hundreds of cars of all varieties from throughout Oregon were on hand to show off their rolling works of art. http://salem-news.com/articles/january242010/car_show.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january242010/car_show.php Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:25:00 PST Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says deputies with his agency seized 31 horses from property in Mill City following an animal neglect investigation Thursday. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222010/horses_linn.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222010/horses_linn.php Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:07:00 PST Police are publicizing the conviction of an Oregon woman this week who filed what turned out to be a false report, stating she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted over a three day period by an unknown assailant. I am not questioning the court's verdict, but I will cut to the chase and say that publicizing this story gives future rape and sexual assault victims the wrong message. If the woman in question made the story up then she needs some kind of help, and media publicity is not likely it. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172010/heavy_metal_tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172010/heavy_metal_tk.php Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:30:00 PST Linn County detectives say an Albany female preschool teacher sent cell phone text messages with sexual content to a 14-year-old boy. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says text messages were discovered by the boy's parents and reported on November 29. "The woman is a preschool teacher at Central Valley Adventist Academy on Highway 34 near Tangent, the same school where the boy is an eighth grade student." http://salem-news.com/articles/december032009/teacher_sex.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december032009/teacher_sex.php Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:33:00 PST 45 cats were found to be living in an Albany residence with three tenants over the weekend, at 38432 Century Drive in Albany. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says a large number of cats were in need of immediate medical attention due to urine scalding, ear and eye infections, malnourishment, dehydration, and disease. http://salem-news.com/articles/august242009/cat_abandoned_8-24-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august242009/cat_abandoned_8-24-09.php Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:12:00 PDT The ongoing heat wave has prompted the Oregon Department of Forestry's Western Lane District to raise the fire safety precaution levels across western Lane County and northern Douglas County. Beginning July 30th, most timber harvest activity on the three-quarters of a million acres protected from wildfire by the district will be restricted to the period from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. http://salem-news.com/articles/july302009/lane_fire_danger_7-30-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july302009/lane_fire_danger_7-30-09.php Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:21:00 PDT A Washington state woman died Monday afternoon when she lost control of her motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail along Highway 126E southwest of Santiam Pass. A state trooper says 50-year old Ann Marie Poole of Ravensdale, Washington was eastbound on Highway 126E on her 2002 Harley Davidson following her husband on a second motorcycle, when she crashed for an unknown reason. http://salem-news.com/articles/july062009/fatal_mc_7-6-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july062009/fatal_mc_7-6-09.php Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:53:00 PDT Members of the Linn County Sheriff's Office Dive Team recovered the body of 20-year old Anthony Dupuis of Salem Thursday at 1:40 p.m. Mr. Dupuis was reported missing on May 16th after jumping into the Little North Fork of the Santiam River at Salmon Falls Park. http://salem-news.com/articles/may292009/drowning_052909.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may292009/drowning_052909.php Fri, 29 May 2009 10:19:00 PDT Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports that Monday at about 3:55 p.m. the Linn County Sheriff's Office received a report of a body in the Calapooia River approximately 11 miles from Holly on Upper Calapooia Drive. http://salem-news.com/articles/april282009/body_found_4-28-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april282009/body_found_4-28-09.php Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:50:00 PDT An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper and Linn County deputy were involved in an unusual "road rage" investigation Sunday afternoon involving two men and a pit bull on Interstate 5 south of Albany. The suspect and his dog were located by the deputy about 16 miles south of the alleged incident location, and the suspect was subsequently cited to appear on a charge of Harassment. http://salem-news.com/articles/february222009/roadrage_dog_2-23-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february222009/roadrage_dog_2-23-09.php Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:05:00 PST The need is greater this year as state troopers, county deputies, and city police officers reach out to help over 600 kids shop for special gifts this holiday season at three locations in Linn, Benton and Marion counties. It is part of their area annual "Shop with a Cop" event. For the 14th year, Corvallis and Albany-area police officers will help local disadvantaged and foster children shop for Christmas gifts as part of the local "Shop with a Cop" program. Last year, 181 children left with smiles on their faces after purchasing videos, clothing, toys, and other special gifts while shopping with state, county, and city police officers. "We all are experiencing in some way the impact of the economy and most of these children would receive very little even in the best of times," said long-time "Shop with a Cop" organizer, Ms. Reita Wyatt. http://salem-news.com/articles/november262008/shop_cops_11-26-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262008/shop_cops_11-26-08.php Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:56:00 PST Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says deputies there are investigating an animal neglect case involving several malnourished horses. Mueller reports that on July 30th, the Sheriff’s Office received word that a horse located on Robinson Drive in Scio was not being cared for properly. "Upon investigating the complaint the Sheriff’s Office found seven horses in a pasture not quite two acres in size. Four of the horses were found to be healthy but the remaining three were malnourished and in poor condition." http://salem-news.com/articles/august112008/horse_neglect_8-11-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august112008/horse_neglect_8-11-08.php Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:52:00 PDT Linn County deputies are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred last night at about 9:20 PM on Old Santiam Highway, approximately 4 miles east of Lebanon in the Waterloo area. The Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says the driver of the 1994 Buick Le Saber was identified as 47-year old Michael Mullenix of Lebanon. His passenger was identified as his wife, 51-year old Janet M. Long-Mullenix, also of Lebanon. http://salem-news.com/articles/may242008/lebanon_fatal_5-24-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may242008/lebanon_fatal_5-24-08.php Sat, 24 May 2008 13:02:00 PDT Firefighters and medics of the Jefferson Fire District were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident early Sunday morning just after midnight in Millersburg located south of Jefferson. http://salem-news.com/articles/july232007/jefferson_fire_072307.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july232007/jefferson_fire_072307.php Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:54:00 PDT All open and backyard burning will be prohibited beginning June 16th in those portions of Marion and Linn Counties that lie within the Santiam Unit of Oregon Department of Forestry's North Cascade District. The Department of Forestry is cooperating with several local fire departments including Idanha-Detroit, Gates, Mill City, Lyons, Stayton, Sublimity, Silverton, Drakes Crossing, Aumsville, Turner and Jefferson. Only permitted and approved logging slash burning and agricultural burning will be allowed depending on weather conditions. http://salem-news.com/articles/june082007/burn_ban_6807.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june082007/burn_ban_6807.php Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:46:00 PDT A three-alarm fire ripped through a Linn County seed company this morning. Firefighters from five agencies are on scene putting out hot-spots. The fire was reported just after 1:00 AM at the Beta Seed Company in Tangent by a person walking by who noticed smoke and flames coming from the building. http://salem-news.com/articles/may042007/albany_fire_050407.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may042007/albany_fire_050407.php Fri, 04 May 2007 05:52:00 PDT Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports that his deputies are investigating a possible phone scam where the caller solicits donations for search and rescue. The Sheriff's Office has received three complaints over the past week from citizens who have been contacted by telephone from someone claiming to be collecting donations for the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team. One complainant reported that the person wanted their credit card number for a $10 donation. http://salem-news.com/articles/april182007/phone_scam_041807.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april182007/phone_scam_041807.php Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:58:00 PDT Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports that his deputies are investigating the death of a child who was found in a small pond in Mill City. Johnny L. Caldera, age 2 years and 11 months, was staying with his grandparents, who are his guardians, on Dogwood Street in Mill City. At 7:56 PM Thursday evening, deputies were dispatched to the residence when the boy's grandparents found him floating in a small fish pond in their front yard. http://salem-news.com/articles/april142007/child_drowns_041407.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april142007/child_drowns_041407.php Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:20:00 PDT The Linn County Courthouse was evacuated this morning after a man called 911 saying he had left a bomb inside. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says the call came in at 7:58 AM, and the man would not say where he left the bomb. Dispatchers were able to determine that the call originated from a payphone in downtown Albany. http://salem-news.com/articles/march232007/albany_bomb_threat_032307.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march232007/albany_bomb_threat_032307.php Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:48:00 PDT A wildlife management company will be removing nutria from the Santiam-Albany Canal over the next several months under a contract with the City of Albany. http://salem-news.com/articles/march062007/nutriaremoval_030707.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march062007/nutriaremoval_030707.php Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:33:00 PST Weyerhaeuser Company announced Wednesday it will close its Bauman sawmill in Lebanon, on March 30th, affecting approximately 70 positions. The mill’s planer, which employs approximately 50 people, will continue to operate. Employees who are being laid off will have access to a range of information and services, including area employment services, counseling and information about internal opportunities. http://salem-news.com/articles/january312007/sawmillclosing_013107.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january312007/sawmillclosing_013107.php Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:58:00 PST Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports on Sunday, Corrections Deputies in the Linn County Jail found 58-year-old Robert Allen Billings of Sweet Home, dead in his cell. The cause of death was determined to be Coronary Failure. Billings was arrested by Linn County Sheriff’s Detectives on January 11th, on four counts of Sex Abuse I and was awaiting trial while the investigation continued. http://salem-news.com/articles/january282007/inmatefoundead_012807.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january282007/inmatefoundead_012807.php Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:42:00 PST Linn County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a robbery that occurred at the EZ Stop Market located on 3rd street in Harrisburg. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says on Saturday at approximately 10:00 PM a male subject entered the store at a time when no other customers were present. He demanded money from the store clerk, who complied. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222007/linncountyrobbery_012207.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222007/linncountyrobbery_012207.php Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:55:00 PST For the 12th year, Corvallis and Albany-area police officers will shop together with local disadvantaged and foster children for Christmas gifts as part of a local program called "Shop With a Cop". Last year, 153 children shopped with state, county, and city police officers in the two very successful events while purchasing videos, clothing, toys and other special gifts. The event is sponsored mainly through donations from police officer associations, private individuals, and K-Mart, Target, and Wal-Mart. http://salem-news.com/articles/november292006/shopwithcop_112906.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november292006/shopwithcop_112906.php Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:58:00 PST