News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon

Legal Matters

Arrest for alleged firearm threat An Aumsville man has been charged after allegedly threatening to shoot a Stayton woman. Daniel John Nelson, 32, was charged Feb. 26 in Marion County Circuit Court with unlawful use […]

MWV Habitat for Humanity

Habitat receives $1.2 million

Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Willamette Valley plans to build a new low-income home in Stayton after receiving a $1.2 million grant from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS). The grant was part of $65 […]

Arrests, charges, trials

Woman charged after carjacking A Salem woman has been charged with multiple felonies after an alleged carjacking in Stayton that led to a police pursuit. Shardell Fayette Bodda, 44, was arrested Feb. 1 after an […]