Before this year, we would have never imagined having to wear a mask and avoiding close contact when others are around. We have experienced COVID-19 restrictions for quite some time now. There are many businesses in our community holding on …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports on November 15, at 9:50 a.m., his Deputies responded to the area of Evergreen Lane, west of Mill City for a submerged motor vehicle. The caller reported a vehicle was upside down in a …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon is releasing the name of the driver of the jet ski that struck two small children, killing one, on July 20, at Lewis Creek Park on Foster Reservoir, east of Sweet Home. The driver of …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports, September 30, at 11:10 a.m., his deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Richardson Gap Road and Fish Hatchery Drive, south of Scio. The caller reported two vehicles collided in …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports on Saturday, September 26, at 11:02 a.m., his deputies responded to the Pioneer Villa Truck Plaza off Highway 228 east of Halsey for a suspicious bag found in a motel room. An employee was …
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Sheriff Jim Yon reports his deputies are investigating several suspicious fires that began early this morning at 2:41 a.m. Deputies and fire personnel responded to eight different small fires in the areas of Scott Mountain Road west of Sweet Home, …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports early Wednesday morning at 2:02 a.m., dispatch received the report from the alarm company at Sunbelt Rentals in the 900 block of NE Old Salem Avenue in Millersburg. Deputies and the Albany Police Department responded to …
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An active wildfire is burning in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area, and forecasts are calling for increasing winds tonight and tomorrow. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by their Search and Rescue Team and the Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, have been …
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Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports on August 8, at 12:06 a.m., deputies received a report of a DUII driver parked off Highway 34 near Corvallis. The caller reported before the suspected driver drove away from the area, he talked …
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Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports the human remains found in April near Upper Calapooia Drive have been identified. Detectives and the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office have worked to identify the remains and received DNA confirmation this week identifying …
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