Turner News

Interstate 5 northbound lanes were restricted to one lane Saturday afternoon for about 90 minutes after a pickup caught fire and spread to a grassy hillside south of Salem.

Teens are invited to "Paint Creations," a summer reading program activity at Stayton Public Library.

As the summer season is gearing up for area U-pick farms, owners say they are breaking even or seeing an uptick in sales despite the downturn that has left many small businesses hurting.

Relay Stage 2 The Marion County 150 Miles for 150 Years Relay, commemorating Oregon's sesquicentennial, is taking place five consecutive Saturdays and resumes this week, traveling from Stayton to Jefferson.

A decision on the future of J. Kevin Henson as fire chief of Marion County Dist.

Turner residents will start seeing a third line item in their July utility bills: a new monthly police services surcharge, a move that will fill a shortfall in the city's general operations budget.

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Stayton Fire District volunteers and staff assisted with the Cascade FFA Alumni's sixth annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Days on May 13.

As if eating pancakes with dreamy firefighters wasn't enough to get you out to Turner on Saturday, let us remind you of some of the other super-exciting things that will happen at the 72nd annual Lamb and Wool Show.

Santiam Memorial Hospital is hosting the 20th annual Fun Run and Health Walk on Saturday at the hospital, 1401 N. Tenth Ave., Stayton.

Brian Huber, a 17-year-old from Lyons, placed an ad on Craigslist looking for yard work in the Lyons/Mehama area for the summer.

Stayton Rotary Club has selected its students of the month for April. One of the Rotary students of the month from each school is selected every year to receive scholarships that are awarded at the May awards assembly at each high school.

Turner residents have a new place to eat in town. The Flying Finn Sandwich Shop opened April 4 at 5435 Denver St.

Two members of the Cascade Senior High School softball team from Turner, Oregon and an adult male driver of a vehicle were injured Tuesday evening when the team's bus collided with vehicle that was stopped in a northbound lane of Interstate 5 about four miles south of Cottage Grove.

A former captain with Willamette Valley Fire and Rescue Authority contends that he was repeatedly subjected to verbal tirades by the chief, retaliated against for filing a wage claim and intentionally inflicted with emotional distress before being forced to resign from the fire district last year.

Mother, daughteropen sandwich shop Owners of a new sandwich shop in Turner said they opened the business last month to provide a family-friendly atmosphere and affordable homemade food for the community.

Low-income homeowners in the city of Turner can apply for loans this summer to fix a roof, replace a window or a variety of other projects, city officials said.

A Salem woman is accused of stealing food stamps and other services from the state for about two years, officials said.

Cascade High School is presenting a "Country in the Country" performance and barbecue that will benefit the school's baseball program.

Wouldn't it be great if all our politicians worked as hard as President Obama? The American people are tired of the schmoozing, posturing, game-playing and pretentious bluster that mark so many of our government leaders.