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Samaritan Health Services invests $178 million in community health
Last year, Samaritan Health Services invested more than $178 million in financial and in-kind support of community health activities in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties as part of its community benefit commitment. “We are a nonprofit and mission‑driven organization providing care to patients in our hospitals and clinics, but we know it takes more than that to have healthy communities,” said Doug Boysen, president and CEO. “That’s why we support community-based efforts to help keep people healthy.” ...
Body of ‘Top Chef Masters’ star Naomi Pomeroy recovered after she drowned in Oregon tubing accident
The body of “Top Chef Masters” star Naomi Pomeroy was recovered Wednesday, four days after she drowned while tubing with her husband and a friend on an Oregon river. The renowned chef, 49, was on the Willamette River near Portland Saturday evening when she became trapped underwater during the recreational activity. Her body was retrieved by authorities Wednesday morning after being spotted by canoers, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said. ‘Top Chef Masters’ star Naomi Pomeroy, 49, killed in freak river tubing accident in Oregon The tragic drowning happened when Pomeroy, her spouse, Kyle Linden Webster, and the pal were on tubes and a...
Letter: Share your voice for denial of CUP
Republic Services-Valley Landfill will soon apply to the Benton County Planning Department for a conditional use permit, CUP, to expand Coffin Butte Regional Landfill. Republic Services-Valley Landfill buys up exclusive farm use zone and forest zone, and, on paper, changes these zones to landfill zone for buffering and for additional, unending dump expansion west into Soap Creek Valley.
‘Top Chef Masters’ Alum Naomi Pomeroy’s Body Recovered
Naomi Pomeroy’s body has been found following the accident that took her life on the Willamette River over the weekend. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office announced the news on Facebook, posting, “July 17, 2024, at about 10:00 am, the deceased body of Naomi Pomeroy was located on the Willamette River about a half mile upstream of Hyak Park between Corvallis and Albany.”
BCSO seeks help in public indecency case
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with a public indecency case involving a 49-year-old Junction City man. BCSO arrested Stephen Michael Lea on June 26 after he made online arrangements to meet an undercover deputy to make a sexually explicit video near a Corvallis park playground.
Body of Portland woman who drowned in Willamette River found
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Benton County officials said the body of a Portland woman who drowned while inner tubing on the Willamette River near Corvallis has been found. The Benton County Sheriff's Office said they responded to reports of an emergency on the water after 8 p.m. on July 13. Deputies said they found that several inner tubes had encountered a snag on the Willamette River, and one woman had drowned. The woman was later identified as Naomi Pomeroy, 49, of Portland.
Oregon authorities recover body of award-winning chef who drowned in river accident
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities said Wednesday that they have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said it located her body Wednesday morning in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Albany after canoers saw it and called 911.
Body of drowning victim recovered
The body of a 49-year-old Portland woman who drowned last weekend in the Willamette River was recovered Wednesday morning, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office reported. Naomi Pomeroy had been floating the river Saturday with two others on tubes and a paddle board that had been secured together. A BCSO investigation determined that the group got caught on an exposed snag in the water and the victim was pulled under and held by the paddle board leash.
One person dead after house fire in Finley
FINLEY – One person has died after a fire destroyed a home Wednesday morning in Finley. Benton County Fire District No. 1 responded before 6 a.m. to the area of East Finley Road and East 403 Private Road Southeast. Two people were inside the home when the fire started,...
Benton County deputies arrest man for alleged public indecency
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Benton County deputies are asking the public for help with a public indecency case after a man allegedly met with an undercover deputy to make a sexually explicit video. According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Stephen Michael Lea, 49, of Junction City on...
'Top Chef Masters' star drowns in freak accident while tubing
PORTLAND, Ore. (WKRC) - A "Top Chef Masters" star drowned in a freak accident while tubing on Saturday. According to CBS News, citing a report from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, 49-year-old Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who is credited with putting Portland on the map as a culinary destination, drowned in an inner tubing accident. Per the network, Pomeroy had been tubing on the Willamette River near Corvallis, Oregon when the group was with got caught on an exposed snag in the water.
Authorities seek assistance in public indecency case involving Junction City man
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is seeking assistance with a public indecency case involving 49-year-old Stephen Michael Lea of Junction City. BCSO arrested Lea on June 26, 2024, after he made online arrangements to meet an undercover deputy to make a sexually explicit video near a Corvallis park playground.
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