Linn County to seek drought disaster declaration

Posted on By Joe Samaniego

ALBANY — The mid-valley has not seen significant rainfall for more than two months, and temperatures have been above normal — hitting triple digits several times — prompting Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Will Tucker to request that Gov. Kate Brown declared a drought state of emergency for Linn County. The action came at…

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New Lynn County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Manager

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ALBANY — Ric Lentz has packed a lot of incident command and search and rescue experience into his 27 years of life. It was enough to impress Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon to offer him the position of Emergency Services Manager, succeeding Joe Larsen, who held the post for many years. Larsen will continue as…

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Linn County to Offer Eviction Prevention Clinics

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ALBANY — Linn County residents who may be facing eviction now have a free local resource that can help them avoid the process, thanks to Linn County Eviction Prevention Clinic, sponsored through the Linn County Law Library. Linn County Law Librarian Amber Boedigheimer secured a $41,000 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant to support the…

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