Polk County News

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RICKREALL - Polk Flea Market has scheduled an extra market day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Polk County Fairgrounds, 520 S Pacific Highway 99W.

With the Oregon Legislature heading for adjournment, the Statesman Journal invited Mid-Valley lawmakers last week to respond to this question: 'How will the actions taken by the 2009 Legislature affect the businesses in your district?' Legislators were asked to respond in 200 words or fewer.

After being separated for more than seven months, Nancy Karatzas and her son, Vasileios, are reunited in a park in Greece in April.

DALLAS - Work shifts will change, and more scrutiny will be used in prioritizing calls to the Polk County Sheriff's Office beginning July 1. With a new fiscal year, the department finds itself in a familiar area: budget balancing, yet with some new circumstances.

A Salem man was arrested Saturday night after a 35-minute chase from a busy Salem street to a Woodburn field, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

Polk County Historical Society will host "Who We Were When" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the PCHS Museum, 560 S. Highway 99W, Rickreall.

The West Bank Summer Solstice Festival will usher in the outdoor entertainment season at Independence Riverview Park Amphitheater 10 a.m. to 8p.m. Saturday, June 20.

Help Achieving Lifelong Objectives announced that it has received a federal stimulus grant for $562,000 through the Enterprise for Employment and Education.

The name really says it all. The Wine, Chocolate and More Festival is nearly here, and it seems like the kind of thing you'll be very sorry if you miss.

INDEPENDENCE - The Central School District said 12 teaching positions will be cut and six more will be curtailed next year.

West Salem car hobbyist Tim Ricketts was proud Sunday to show off his powder blue 1929 Model A, designed and built by Dallas resident Bernie Benson.

Two Rickreall men are facing charges after Polk County sheriff's deputies uncovered an indoor marijuana operation after a traffic stop, officials said.

As of 6:11 a.m., traffic is reportedly running clear, officials said. No crashes were reported in Marion and Polk counties, Oregon Department of Transportation said.

Wine and chocolate pair up for the annual Altrusa International of Salem Wine, Chocolate and More Festival from 4 to 9 p.m. June 12 and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 13 at the Polk County Fairgrounds, 520 S Pacific Highway in Rickreall.

A program to make Oregon homes more energy efficient has the bonus effect of creating 900 jobs, according to Gov.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the hospitality industry in the upper valley.

A workshop series geared to the small acreage landowner will take place in four parts this June at the Polk County Fairgrounds, 520 S. Pacific Highway 99W, Rickreall.

Polk County emergency personnel encountered an unusual situation in an isolated area last year when a logger sustained serious injuries while working in the county's rugged forests.

Polk County voters returned two incumbents to the Dallas School Board for three open positions.