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updated: Sun Jun 22, 2008 02:07 pm

Benton County News

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Sunday Jun 22 | KVAL-TV Eugene

Helicopter crash on Mary's Peak

At 7:15pm, this evening a call was received by Corvallis Dispatch Center reporting a helicopter crash near the towers on Mary's Peak.

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Related Topix: Corvallis, OR, Philomath, OR

Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Oregonian

Rental helicopter from Hillsboro crashes on Marys Peak

A rented helicopter crashed this evening on Marys Peak, west of Corvallis. Just after 7 p.m., a witness told a 9-1-1 operator that her son had just seen the chopper crash and two of its passengers walk away.

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Related Topix: Corvallis, OR

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Albany Democrat-Herald

Hungry bear will be trapped

State wildlife officers continued their hunt in the Fort Hoskins area west of Corvallis this morning for a food-scavenging, 200-pound black bear.

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Related Topix: Corvallis, OR

Mon Jun 16, 2008

KGW-TV Portland

Searchers find missing Albany man's body on Marys Peak

The parking lot at the top of Marys Peak was closed off as search-and-rescue workers looked for a missing man from Albany.

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Related Topix: Albany, OR

Sat Jun 14, 2008

K103

Two hikers rescued, while search continues for others

On Mount Rainer, one hiker is already dead and two others are suffering from frostbite and hypothermia.

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Thu Jun 12, 2008

KVAL-TV Eugene

Missing man's SUV found at top of Mary's Peak

Benton County Search and Rescue teams are searching for a 61-year-old Albany man, whose SUV was found at the top of Mary's Peak.

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Related Topix: Albany, OR, Ford, Ford Explorer

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The Oregonian

Missing Albany man's SUV found at top of Mary's Peak

Benton County Search and Rescue teams are searching for a 61-year-old Albany man, whose SUV was found at the top of Mary's Peak.

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Related Topix: Albany, OR, Ford, Ford Explorer, US Politics, US News

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Corvallis Gazette-Times

Sex offender back in Benton court

A convicted sex offender from Albany is scheduled to appear in a Benton County courtroom today in connection with seven Corvallis burglaries in which police say an intruder targeted college-age women.

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Related Topix: Albany, OR, Corvallis Metro, Corvallis, OR, Polk County, OR

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Corvallis Gazette-Times

Bumpy ride ahead?

Region's tourism industry may be hampered by gas prices, shaky economy By Rebecca Barrett For the Gazette-Times Mid-valley summers are notoriously sunny, the kind of weather that attracts thousands of visitors ...

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Related Topix: Linn County, OR, Albany, OR, Marketing, Corvallis, OR

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Corvallis Gazette-Times

Student director unveils new movie

Corvallis filmmaker Kyle Cowgill is premiering his latest film, "Candeo," at Milam Auditorium on the Oregon State University campus at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Tickets are $5. Live jazz will be featured before ...

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Related Topix: Corvallis Metro, Corvallis, OR, Entertainment

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Corvallis Gazette-Times

Teacher charged with abuse told to take psych eval

A psychosexual evaluation was requested Tuesday for a part-time community college instructor charged with the sexual abuse of four children.

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Related Topix: Corvallis Metro, Corvallis, OR

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Albany Democrat-Herald

Unopposed Benton candidates progress to general election

Voters gave the unchallenged Benton County commissioners, Democrats Jay Dixon and Annabelle Jaramillo, about 12,500 votes apiece, while newcomer Chris Nusbaum, who ran unopposed on the Republican ticket, ...

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Related Topix: US News

Fri May 30, 2008

Albany Democrat-Herald

Plea deal due in two bank heists

A Waldport man charged with robbing two Corvallis banks is expected to enter into a plea bargain this morning in Benton County Circuit Court.

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Related Topix: Waldport, OR, Corvallis, OR, Lincoln County, OR

Wed May 28, 2008

Albany Democrat-Herald

Bridging the Gap of Caregiving

There has been a lot of talk about generations these days, particularly with the advent of the baby boomers reaching retirement age.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Personal Finance, Retirement, Albany, OR, Corvallis, OR

Mon May 26, 2008

Oregonlive.com

4 years after she vanished, Wilberger stirs memories

FORUMS MULTIMEDIA VIDEO 4 years after she vanished, Wilberger stirs memories Missing - A man faces murder charges in the May 2004 disappearance of the college student in Corvallis WILLIAM McCALL The Associated ...

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Sat May 24, 2008

The Oregonian

Trial looms 4 years after Ore. woman's disappearance

The fourth anniversary of the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger has arrived with the suspect in her death awaiting trial charged with aggravated murder.

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Related Topix: Corvallis Metro, Corvallis, OR, US Politics, US News

Fri May 23, 2008

Daily Barometer

Domestic dispute leads to drug bust

Issue date: 5/23/08 Section: News Media Credit: Reid Parham OSU student Barry T. Washington was charged with harassment, endangering the welfare of a minor, unlawful manufacture of marijuana, unlawful ...

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Related Topix: Drugs

Mon May 19, 2008

Statesman Journal

Former Corban basketball player faces new charges in Marion County

A former Corban College basketball player convicted of three counts of attempted rape in Benton County faces new sexual-assault charges in Marion County. via Statesman Journal

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Related Topix: Corvallis, OR

Sat May 17, 2008

Daily Barometer

Police Beat

OSU student Patrick Currans, 19, was arrested on a fugitive arrest warrant after turning himself in to the Corvallis Police Department. via Daily Barometer

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Related Topix: Corvallis, OR, Albany, OR

Thu May 08, 2008

Statesman Journal

Luckiamute issues on meeting agenda

Benton County is two years along in a habitat conservation planning effort on public and private lands, and Carolyn Menke of the Institute for Applied Ecology in Corvallis will report on that project at a ... via Statesman Journal

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Related Topix: Science, Ecology, Corvallis, OR, Monmouth, OR

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