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Pictured (L to R): Polk County commissioner Mike Ainsworth; Cheryl Wolfe, Salem Health president and
West Valley Hospital Recognized as Outstanding Community Partner
(August 28, 2017, 8:01 pm) DALLAS, Ore.

West Valley Hospital was recognized by the Polk County board of commissioners as an Outstanding Community Partner in a ceremony at the Polk County Courthouse on Aug. 16.


Brenden James Duck Photo: Polk County Sheriff
McMinnville Man Sentenced For Causing Death of Motorcyclist
(August 16, 2017, 3:42 pm) DALLAS, Ore.

Brenden James Duck, of McMinnville, was today sentenced to serve 12 years in prison by Polk County Circuit Judge Monte Campbell for causing the death of James Osredkar on April 14,


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Salem Man Arrested for Sex Abuse to a Minor
(August 13, 2015, 9:33 pm) DALLAS, Ore

The Polk County Sheriff's Office tells us that they arrested 58 year old Hugh Reeves of West Salem on two counts of Sexual Abuse 1 against a non relative minor female. Reeves was lodged at the Polk County Jail on $150,000 bail. During the investigation deputies learned that Reeves also had two prior sodomy convictions approximately 11 years ago from Marion County. 


The owners of the three Salem-area Rock-N-Rogers say they will open their fourth location at the for
Rock-N-Rogers to Open New Restaurant at Former Farrol’s Restaurant
(September 24, 2014, 4:08 pm) RICKREALL, Ore. If all goes according to plan, the new restaurant will open sometime in November.

A once famous restaurant along N Pacific Highway next to the Polk County Fairgrounds in the small farming community of Rickreall, Oregon is about ready for some good old time rock and roll, along with some famous, great tasting food.


An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition at a Portland hospital after falling through a hole in th
Young Boy in Critical Condition after Falling Through Barn Floor
(September 21, 2014, 7:00 am) MONMOUTH, Ore. The 8-year-old boy had been helping a family member when the accident occurred police said.

An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition at a Portland hospital after falling 20-25 feet through a hole in the floor of a barn style structure in rural Polk County.


Image Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office
Polk County Sheriff Seeks Help in Solving 1996 Cold Case Homicide
(September 11, 2014, 2:05 pm) DALLAS, Ore. Caucasian female, 45 years of age or older at the time of her disappearance, between 5'0 and 5'6.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office are requesting the public's help in identifying the skeletal remains of a female that was found in the hills overlooking the Mill Creek area of rural Polk County on September 1, 1996.