News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon

Oregon State Treasury

State returns $10 million in unclaimed money

The Oregon State Treasury will be proactively returning approximately $10 million in unclaimed property this month to individuals as part of the agency’s 2024 ‘Checks Without Claims’ initiative. Through ‘Checks Without Claims’, Treasury will proactively […]

Ron Evans

Evans takes the helm as Gates mayor

Gates Councilor Ron Evans has been elected by his fellow council members to serve as the city’s mayor. Evans, who was elected and sworn in at the November meeting, replaces Brian Gander, who resigned Oct. […]

Linn County

Commissioners OK CAFO setback

On Dec. 12, Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker took a major step toward defining where Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) can be built in Linn County, approving a code text change that […]

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Hate crimes high priority for FBI

The Portland Division of the FBI is joining the FBI’s nationwide efforts to increase awareness about hate crimes and encourage reporting of hate incidents with advertising campaign across Oregon.  The campaign, which began  Nov. 6, […]

City of Gates

Gates seeks new mayor

The City of Gates is looking for a new mayor. The City Council declared a vacancy at its Oct. 19 meeting after Brian Gander resigned the position Oct. 12 amid concerns about a recall campaign. […]

Property tax statements in the mail

Linn County residents began receiving their property tax statements this week, according to Assessor and Tax Collector Andy Stevens. Stevens said some 62,000 statements will be mailed on Oct. 19. If you do not receive […]

City of Mill City

Mill City council has vacancy

Mill City has a vacancy on its city council. Applicants must be a registered voter in Oregon and a resident of Mill City for the past 12 months. Candidates should be able to serve the […]

Linn County

Commissioners hear Juvenile Department update

Young people involved with the Linn County Juvenile Department recently volunteered to handle luggage for people who participated in the Cycle Oregon event that was based in Albany, Juvenile Director Torri Lynn told Commissioners Will […]