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Polk County farmer Dean Freeborn earns OFB service award
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:46:09 -0800
Oregon Farm Bureau awarded Polk County agrarian Dean Freeborn with the Farm Bureau Service to Agriculture Award.
Evidence needed for new murder trial disappeared for years into Oregon Justice Department cabinet
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:21 -0800
New details come to light in the case of Philip Scott Cannon -- who went free after evidence couldn't be found -- as Marion County District Attorney Walt Beglau issues findings from a review of an Oregon State Police investigation.
Albany duo accused of counterfeiting $100 bills
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:24 -0800
Secret Service agents from Portland are helping investigate the case that began Tuesday when the counterfeit bills were discovered at an Oregon casino.
Historical Society welcomes Polk County authors
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:08:00 -0800
Scott McArthur blames Facebook for the decline in area fraternal organizations. Today, you dont need to leave the house to have friends. You dont have to put on your shoes, the local writer said at a presentation this afternoon at the Polk County Museum. McArthur is the author of Monmouth, Oregon: The Sage of a Small American Town. He detailed the rise and fall of organizations such as the Elks ...
State of emergency declared in 14 more Oregon counties
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:33:56 -0800
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has added 14 more counties, including Polk County, to an executive order declaring a state of emergency because of Januarys severe weather. The governors order, signed Monday, increases the number of counties potentially eligible to receive federal money for disaster relief from four to 18. Besides Januarys record flooding in the Mid-Willamette Valley, some regions of ...
Thousands in Polk County lose power overnight
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:30:41 -0800
Thousands of Polk County residents were without power for more than six hours Tuesday night due to an equipment failure.
Polk County kicks off Relay for Life
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:28:16 -0800
Residents are gearing up for the June Relay for Life of Polk County.
New candidate files as Polk sees contended D.A., judge races
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:48:35 -0800
Dallas lawyer Timothy Park filed to run for Polk County District Attorney late Friday afternoon, according to the Oregon Secretary of States Office, adding another player to the county judicial systems shifting dynamic.
Man, 19, Arrested in Grandmother's Slaying
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:10:52 -0800
Jasper Smiddie accused of stabbing, shooting, striking Gloria Helfrich.
Registrations due Tuesday for sustainability fair
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:04:24 -0800
The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition's annual Sustainability Fair and Town Hall is scheduled for March 1 at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center, 725 S.W. 26th St., on the Oregon State University campus.