Linn County

The district encompasses most of Linn County and a portion of Marion County.

Despite the arrival of fall, fire danger is still a concern in our region. On Saturday afternoon, Lebanon Fire District stopped a fire that spread to a grove of trees from an unattended outdoor burn pile.

The future of the Lebanon city jail sits in the hands of voters this November. On the ballot is a five-year property tax levy to reopen the 12-bed facility.

A man in custody at the Linn County Jail died Aug. 29 after suffering a head injury in his cell.

Crews were called up by the Oregon State Fire Marshal to help with the 12,000-acre East Evans Creek Fire.

A proposal to build a large utility-scale solar farm in the Willamette Valley is beginning to take shape, years after it was first announced.

State health experts say their goal is to keep schools above 90% up-to-date on vaccinations. But many now fall short of that number.

Several camping and day-use areas along the Upper McKenzie River are open again after a nine-year closure.

Voters will decide this month on a new local option levy for the Harrisburg Fire & Rescue District.

The Linn County Courthouse and other buildings were locked down and surrounding streets were closed Monday morning while Albany police responded to a man believed to have a firearm.

Preliminary results show Linn County’s public safety levy expansion passing on election night with nearly 53% voting yes.

Fewer than half of Oregon Counties have anything on the ballot in next week’s election. Lincoln and Linn counties have levies the entire county can weigh in on, but Lane County has just a few communities with issues on the ballot.