Today, Polk County Circuit Judge Norman R. Hill sentenced Joseph Wirkkala to life in prison for the 2025 murder in Salem’s ...

The American Red Cross urges people to celebrate the power of kindness by making an appointment to give lifesaving blood or ...

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Polk County Fair Board Chair Tim Ray has this fear that three or four years from now, Polk County residents will regret the ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Dog Kennel needs volunteers who love dogs. Located at the southeast corner of the Polk County ...

On Aug. 23, the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit initiated an investigation into a reported sexual ...

Fire crews from across the region responded Thursday, Aug. 27 to a three-alarm vegetation fire that burned approximately 25 ...

Pentacle Theatre is hosting open auditions from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 26 for its next production, “Charles Dickens Writes A ...

Veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and their families are invited to attend the 2026 ...

Joseph Wirkkala, of Salem, has been found guilty by a Polk County jury of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree ...