Turnidge trial
Defense attorney Steven Gorham argued successfully that a voice identification of Joshua Turnidge by a Wells Fargo Bank employee should be suppressed.
SALEM — A Marion County judge has thrown out a voice identification recording prosecutors had hoped to use in the upcoming murder trial of the suspects linked to the 2008 Woodburn bank bombing. At a pretrial hearing Friday, Marion County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hart ruled on the side of the defense, saying the recording could not be admitted during the trial of Bruce and Joshua Turnidge, the father and son accused of plotting the Dec.
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9/2/2010 9:21:20 AM
MT. ANGEL — A state finance authority has put a halt on funding for a $433,000 project in Mt. Angel to pave Cleveland Street. According to City Administrator Susan Muir, the Business Oregon and the Infrastructure Finance Authority told the city it could not submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) request for Cleveland Street or any other downtown project.
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9/2/2010 9:19:50 AM
HUBBARD — Neighbors and volunteers in Hubbard gathered Tuesday evening for a celebration at the newly completed Winchester Neighborhood Park. The celebration honored volunteers who helped install a new playground and work on other upgrades to the park, which sits at the cross of Ninth and B streets.
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8/31/2010 11:12:58 PM
WOODBURN — Child abuse in Marion County will likely increase due to budget cuts to family services, authorities said last week. According to Alison Kelley, director of the Marion County Children and Families Department, the $98,961 budget reduction approved last Wednesday by the Marion County Board of Commissioners will be “very severely” felt.
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8/31/2010 9:34:53 AM
AURORA — At its Sept. 13 meeting, the Aurora City Council will consider approving the second and final reading of an ordinance that would elect councilors by position number starting next year.
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8/30/2010 10:02:57 AM
WOODBURN — Tuesday marked the statewide deadline for candidates to submit applications to run for local government offices. In Woodburn, current Mayor Kathy Figley will face off against challenger Randall Soelberg.
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8/30/2010 9:59:30 AM
HUBBARD — The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has sent out a request for bids for the sidewalk improvement project slated to go through Hubbard next spring.
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8/30/2010 9:44:26 AM
MT. ANGEL — Police officers rode bicycles through the streets, children played outside, nonprofits and service clubs promoted their groups and senior citizens were offered things like free hearing tests and vision assessments last Friday in Mt.
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