Stayton News

Cheyenne Cox, 9, Megan Trahan, 10, and Rachel Wilson help rake fresh bark dust near the creek at Stayton Public Library.

A 10 percent increase in Stayton residents' water bills will hit utility customers in September instead of this month, according to city officials.

A former Marion County teacher was sentenced to one year, eight months in prison on sex abuse charges involving a former student.

A man knocked unconscious when his SUV crashed on an Oregon highway Monday was rescued from the burning vehicle and later cited on a driving under the influence charge, state police said.

A Mill City man pulled the driver of a burning SUV to safety after it crashed and caught fire off Highway 22E today.

Salem-News.com - June 28, 2009 - 11:28 pm Jun-28-2009 23:06 Injuries and Arrests Stem From Serious Early Morning Salem Crash Crash closes down Salem's early morning freeway traffic as one driver flees the scene.

Classes at the Santiam Center will end their run this week. The Sublimity branch of Chemeketa Community College will cease classes Thursday to help knit a $5.62 million budget gap next fiscal year.

A bill to phase out most field burning by Willamette Valley grass seed farmers was approved Thursday by the Oregon Senate in one of the most contentious environmental debates of the 2009 session.

Dianne Lindback started her garden five years ago, when she retired and moved to Stayton with her husband, John.

A poetry workshop sponsored through Stayton's Second Sundays Series of Poetry Readings is coming to Stayton on Saturday.

Slayden Construction's safety record has earned SHARP certification for second year Slayden Construction Group's commitment to workplace safety has earned the Stayton company its second year of certification in Oregon OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, or SHARP.

The Cub Scout Olympics is coming to Stayton on Saturday. The event is set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at Regis High School, 550 W. Regis St.

An area host family is needed for an exchange student coming to Stayton in August.

A legislative committee has advanced a proposed phaseout of field burning, clearing the way for a full Senate vote on one of the more contentious environmental issues facing lawmakers this year.

Peoples Alliance for Livability in the Santiam Valley, also known as PALS, will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at the home of John and Susan Brandt, 625 N. Seventh Ave.

Friends and family of a Jefferson man killed in a car crash in January picketed Tuesday outside Marion County Courthouse, angry that the driver of the other car won't face criminal charges.

Stayton cake business slated for storefront Chantielle Tabor is turning her hobby into a business by opening All Around Cakes at 530 N Third Ave.

Kids from single-parent families in the Santiam Canyon area are invited to fish with law enforcement next week.

Five local organizations have made the list of best 'green' companies to work for in Oregon.

A 17-mile pursuit through Stayton-area farm roads Wednesday evening, June 10 ended in an arrest on several charges, including marijuana possession.