Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton was retaining his position by a 2-1 margin over challenger Steve Warden in Tuesday’s initial election returns. Garton, who lives in Dallas, was appointed sheriff in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After losing its contract with the Oregon Humane Society, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of transferring its stray dog shelter to the local county ...

Voters will decide on a gas tax referendum, the Oregon gubernatorial primary, BOLI leader and local races in the May 2026 ...

Marion County plans to reduce its workforce by 32 positions. Polk County plans to eliminate nearly four positions. Both county boards of commissioners are scheduled to adopt their budgets on June 25.

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Multnomah County reports an unusually high number of ticks at Powell Butte this year, but says there is no cause for alarm. Union Pacific says train hit trespasser on tracks in Gresham Union Pacific ...

Polk County gave its land use approval to the proposed waste transfer station in Rickreall. The proposed waste transfer facility would take all the solid waste from garbage haulers in West Salem, ...

POLK COUNTY, Oregon — More than 100 Oregon cities and 27 counties put psilocybin bans on the November ballot, two years after voters approved Measure 109 in 2020, legalizing the psychedelic drug in ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office will no longer patrol the portion of the Willamette River it covered after the Oregon State Marine Board cut funding by 30% due to the loss of a federal grant, the sheriff ...

POLK COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Humane Society is helping out with the rescue of 41 neglected dogs that were living in unsanitary conditions in Polk County. The investigation began on Sept. 11 ...