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Former Mill City man pleads guilty to fatal DUII wreck A former Mill City man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a fatal DUII collision last year near Corvallis and faces at least 75 months […]

PacifiCorp seeks to lump household claims

PacifiCorp has proposed trying claims over the 2020 wildfires by households rather than individuals, saying this would avoid duplicate efforts and “inflated damages.” In a proposal filed Sept. 5 in Marion County Circuit Court in […]

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Local man arrested for rape, kidnapping A Mehama man has been arrested for rape and kidnapping after allegedly forcing himself on a female victim last month. Robert Adam Neuman, 47, of Mehama, was arrested Sept. […]

Arrest made in Monday’s shooting

A McMinnville-area man has been arrested after allegedly firing a handgun at a Mill City man during a disturbance outside the local Dollar General. Travis Scott Johnson, 39, of Amity, was arrested Aug. 11 following […]

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A Detroit man has been sentenced to three weeks in custody and two years of probation after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman who was protected by a restraining order. Dylan Corey Lutz, 40, pleaded […]

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Mill City man charged with arson, vehicle theft A Mill City man is facing multiple charges after allegedly setting fire to a neighbor’s fence and then allegedly stealing another man’s pickup truck. Michel O’Dale Bristow, […]

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Sex abuse charged against manslaughter suspect A former Mill City man, who already faces manslaughter charges for a DUII wreck last year, has been indicted on additional allegations of sexually abusing an incapacitated woman. Jimmie […]