07/13/10 Sprague senior Jason Miller has signed to compete in track and field at Corban University.
07/13/10 Columbia River Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club to hold trials, author Wendy Diamond does a Yappy Hour, and Marion County Dog Control will hold a rummage sale.
07/08/10 By LAURIE UDESKY Published: April 16, 2010In September 2009, Sgt. Rick Turini of the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office drove to a house in San Jose to carry out a court-ordered eviction. With foreclosures in Bay Area counties near all-time highs, the office had been routinely evicting 35 to 40 households a week. But this property was different: It was a board-and-care home for the elderly....
06/20/10 The Capitol Street NE bridge over Mill Creek is getting a makeover.
05/14/10 Salem driver Tobey Ferrando won the Pro-4 Modified season-opening main event Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway.
05/03/10 By TREVOR THOMASPublished 4/28/2010 The cost of home care appears to be increasing far less rapidly than the cost of nursing home care, according to Genworth Financial Inc. NYSE:GNW.Nursing home rates have climbed at an annual median rate of 4.5 for private nursing home rooms over the past 5 years, while the annual median increase has been just 1.7 for licensed home health aides and...
04/19/10 The Willamette Heritage Center announced the recipients of its 2010 Heritage Awards at Mission Mill Museum on April 8. This was the first year that Mission Mill Museum and Marion County Historical Society have combined their past traditions to recognize leaders and organizations that have significantly contributed to the community's cultural heritage.
04/04/10 It's a disposal system that comes together like a perfectly prepared crème brûlée for executive chef Tory Knaus at the Salem Conference Center.
03/02/10 More than 1,000 miles from Stayton and worlds apart, Dr. Guesly Dessieux and his medical team discovered the power of faith even underneath the rubble of his earthquake-ravaged homeland.
02/24/10 A garbage handling company that is rapidly expanding into Oregon has won a $38 million, seven-year contract to manage one of Metro's solid waste transfer stations. Recology Oregon Recovery Inc. will operate Metro Central, off St. Helens Road in Portland's...
02/18/10 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden plans to hold war contractor KBR resonsible for the exposure, and get benefits for Oregon veterans, as well as troops from other states.
02/05/10 Seattle and San Francisco are among cities already including dinner scrapings, meat, coffee grounds and other food scraps in curbside pickup.
02/03/10 But expanding curbside collection of food waste to all city residents requires finding a large composting plant that can accept food waste. As opposition to a Washington County site illustrates, that could prove to be a tall order.
01/18/10 The first mail ballots for the Jan. 26 election began reaching voters Jan. 9 . If you do not receive a ballot and think you should have received one, you can check your registration status online at the Web site of the state Elections Division or call your county elections office below. Do not wait until Jan. 26.
01/05/10 AUMSVILLE, Ore. -- A 13-year-old girl was honored with a special award for helping save a drowning woman's life last month. The Aumsville Fire District awarded Katie Pynch for calling 9-1-1 in the life-or-death situation. Pynch was walking to a local park on Dec. 19 when she spotted Michelle Laseter trapped in a logjam. The woman had gone into the creek to try and rescue her dog, after the ...
12/16/09 The Home Depot Inc. is the proposed tenant of the 465,000-square-foot distribution warehouse planned for Mill Creek Corporate Center in southeast Salem, according to building plans and a permit application filed with the city.
12/02/09 The Oregon Department of Administrative Services said Tuesday that it has struck a real estate deal with a developer, who intends to build a 465,000-square-foot distribution center at the Mill Creek Corporate Center in southeast Salem.
11/11/09 This log includes incidents in which there may have been a public disturbance or a risk to the public. Information comes from the Corvallis Police Department, Benton County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police. It does not include all calls for service. The status of incidents may change after further investigation. Locations are approximate. People arrested or suspected in crimes are ...
11/05/09 The Linn County Commissioners on Wednesday upheld a planning commission decision to allow a lot line adjustment and variance for a 68-acre farm and forest property near Lyons.
09/24/09 Mid-Valley residents woke to a thin layer of ash on their vehicles Wednesday morning caused by the fires burning in Southern Oregon, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. | 
