Serious Motor Vehicle Collision near Scio

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports his deputies are investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred 04/03/19 at about 10:14 p.m. on Densmore Road south of Jefferson Scio Rd in Scio. The driver of a 1995 Honda Accord was identified …
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Alert: Santiam Park Fire

Linn County Only: The Santiam Park fire has been moved to a level 2. Residents can return to their homes. Please be ready and set to leave if fire level changes.

Mill City Man Sentenced in Sex Offense Case

On December 13, 2018, Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reported his Detectives arrested Eric Wayne Dille, 46 of Mill City, for one count of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree and one count of Sexual Abuse in the First …
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Linn County MADD Event Update

Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports the Linn County Sheriff’s Office’s participation in the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) event over the Super Bowl weekend was a successful joint effort. Linn County Deputies stopped a total of 97 vehicles during …
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Pedestrian Hit on Peoria Road

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports on January 24, 2019, at 4:25 p.m., deputies responded to Peoria road near White Oak road, east of Corvallis, for a crash involving a 13-year-old male pedestrian being struck by a vehicle. Robert Bird, …
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