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Benton County: Coffin Butte Landfill expansion application incomplete
Republic Services’ application to expand Coffin Butte Landfill is incomplete, Benton County officials have told the company. The county on Friday gave Republic Services until Jan. 15, 2025, to provide additional information, including more information about potential impacts on the landfill’s neighbors. Company officials say there is less...
Benton County sends landfill permit application back to Republic Services
A conditional use permit application submitted by Republic Services to expand the Coffin Butte Landfill north of Corvallis was “deemed incomplete” by the planning division of Benton County Community Development, officials announced Friday. “The county has notified Republic Services of the necessary additional information and will continue to...
Benton County says proposal to expand regional landfill at Coffin Butte needs more work
CORVALLIS — Republic Services’ application to expand Coffin Butte Landfill is incomplete, Benton County officials have told the company. The county on Friday gave Republic Services until Jan. 15 to provide additional information, including more information about potential impacts on the landfill’s neighbors. Company officials say there...
Prepare for marble-sized hail with thunderstorms in Oregon’s Coast Range Saturday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service at 9 a.m. Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 9:30 a.m. for Central Oregon Coast Range Lowlands, Central Oregon Coast Range and Benton County Lowlands. Expect marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 8:57 a.m.,...
Coffin Butte Landfill expansion hits a roadblock
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The controversial Coffin Butte Landfill expansion has hit a roadblock. Republic Services, which owns and operates the landfill near Corvallis, recently submitted an application for a new continual use permit that would let it expand the size of the landfill. However, on Friday the planning division...
Philomath man, 82, arrested on child porn-related charges
An 82-year-old Philomath man is facing multiple charges related to the alleged possession of child pornography. Donald Vincent Keller, whose lives in a rural area on Woods Creek Road, was arrested by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and booked into Benton County Jail on 11 felony counts of second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse, according to Benton County Circuit Court records.
Overdose awareness events set for Corvallis
During Overdose Awareness Month, the Benton County Health Department will hold two free events in Corvallis to increase education and awareness pertaining to drug overdose. Overdose recognition and response training is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, in the Benton County building at 4500 SW Research Way. Free naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, will be distributed, according to a news release. A light dinner will be served.
Friend tried to save Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy before she drowned
Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy and her husband were floating down the Willamette River with a friend in Corvallis, Ore., when the three of them hit a snag, leading to Pomeroy’s drowning death July 13, newly released Benton County Sheriff’s Office records show. Pomeroy, 49, and her husband, Kyle...
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