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Janelle Bynum and Jamie McLeod-Skinner compete for Democratic nomination in 5th District
This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters May 1. Voters will choose between Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum and attorney Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the May 21 primary election for the Democratic nomination in Oregon’s 5th congressional district, which encompasses all of Linn County, most of Clackamas and Deschutes counties, and parts of Marion and Multnomah counties.
Sword-wielding man arrested in Blue River area with help from residents
BLUE RIVER, Ore. – A man believed to have been armed with a sword was arrested by Lane County deputies Monday morning after turning up at a gas station. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Oregon State Police troopers responded to reports of a man swinging a sword around and inhaling nitrous oxide in the area of Terwilliger Hot Springs in the morning of April 20. Responding deputies said they were able to stop the man’s car, but he got out and ran into the woods, eluding law enforcement pursuit. Law enforcement spent the weekend on high alert, looking for any sign of the suspect, who was identified as 33-year-old Andrew Dimmick.
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: sword-wielding man arrested; Reedsport hatchery vandalized
A man was arrested in Blue River Monday morning after being spotted waving a sword on Saturday. Also, in Reedsport, a hatchery was allegedly vandalized and 20,000 salmon hatchlings were killed. Dylan Robichaud has the weather.
Linn County receives Seven Mile Lane asphalt bids
ALBANY, Ore. — Linn County received seven bids — ranging from about $205,126 to $749,999 — for the paving portion of a turn signal lane project on Seven Mile Lane southeast of Albany, at Tuesday’s meeting of the Linn County Board of Commissioners. County Engineer Daineal...
Advocate Wins 25 Awards in Annual ONPA Contest
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, staff from The Advocate, Mt. Hood’s student news publication, traveled down the Willamette Valley for the annual Collegiate Day forum hosted by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA). Just like the old days, they returned with several top awards for coverage...
Honor Flight: Former Vietnam Army nurse shares story ahead of flight
PORTLAND, Ore. — For the last decade, KVAL has honored veterans by providing exclusive coverage of the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight's trip to Washington, D.C. Dozens of military veterans from our area spend three days in the nation's capital visiting monuments, museums and national landmarks. The flight leaves...
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