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Semi-truck crashes into North Santiam River from Highway 22

A semi-truck went off Highway 22 and crashed into the North Santiam River southeast of Detroit on Monday morning. The Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Department responded to the crash at about 7:18 a.m. at milepost 71, just south of Marion Forks, according to dispatch records. “The driver was able to exit the cab on his own accord, and […]

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Almost 2,000-gallons diesel spills onto farm, in Dead, Willamette rivers

Maddie Pfeifer Nearly 2,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a Linn County farm’s above-ground storage tank in late April, some of it flowing into the nearby rivers. Stahlbush Island Farms reported to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on April 25 that one of its storage tanks had spilled diesel, according to Dylan Darling, public

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DEQ investigates possible Glen Creek contamination

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is investigating a possible contamination of Glen Creek after dead fish were found floating in the water Friday. Rasmussen Spray Service workers applied two water treatments to a private pond at 1170 Willow Creek Drive NW in West Salem to treat algae and unwanted vegetation on Wednesday, said Katherine Benenati

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