Linn County

Go behind the scenes in Linn County to see step-by-step how Oregon collects, verifies, and tallies mail-in ballots to ensure safe and secure elections.

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.